Past 4 years: Best of times, worst of times
It’s cold…. I mean really cold! And I am not even a meteorologist but I did stay at a Holiday [...]
Time’s Person of the Year willing to publicly live the Gospel
Pope Francis was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Certainly it depicts the impact the first non-European pope in [...]
Slow down, prepare for Christmas
Long before Thanksgiving, the stores were filled with Christmas decorations. It’s as if everything was stockpiled in anticipation for an [...]
Faith is our ‘common core’
There are certain topics which emerge as “hot button” issues. The very mention of these topics trigger all sorts of [...]
Stand tall and protect religious freedoms
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently held its November meeting in Baltimore. This meeting was particularly interesting because [...]
Church is voice for the voiceless
After teaching graduate moral theology courses for more than 19 years, one develops a sense for the need to address [...]
The Paschal Mystery: Dying to live!
Each year as we come into these first days of November, the church’s liturgy asks us to give serious thought [...]
Never doubt the power of prayer
October is the month of the Most Holy Rosary. Next to my wallet and cell phone, the article I most [...]
As Catholics, we’re called to defend faith
With the recent visit of Cardinals Dolan and Harvey, the Rosary and Eucharistic Rally, Indian Summer Festival Mass and the [...]
Families: Places to live, laugh, learn and love!
Wags have suggested that friends are God’s way of apologizing for one’s family. We receive our family, somewhat ready-made, but [...]