As we draw closer to the end of Ordinary Time, there are some really profound lessons in our First Readings. And the First Reading [see...

At first there were murmurs, in the back. Then it started: harsh voices here, a burst of laughter there – then, full scale uproar. “What...

I know that we don’t often think of it this way for we are so accustomed to seeking meaning in the world around us that we fail to...

In the summer of 1936, American author, Ernest Hemingway, was working as a journalist in Madrid, Spain for the newspaper, El Liberal. On...

In September of 2020, Bishop Robert Barron gave an address to the Knights of Malta, titled: “Ideas Have Consequences.” (1) In that...

What happened to them? They used to be with us at church - the younger ones. Ah, yes, they’ve been walking away for a number of years...

There are some really good things that have come from this pandemic. We certainly appreciate being with family and friends so much more...

Just before mass on the Fourth Sunday of Advent we light the fourth of the Advent candles continuing a tradition that goes back to the...

Catholics can rightfully be proud of our many contributions in the making of America. In spite of considerable persecution at times, we...

October is the month of the Rosary. We have a wide variety of saints’ days in October as well. (1) Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and these...

Do no be deceived by arguments that seek to draw you away from the central tenets of your faith.

A few days ago, an article appeared in the National Catholic Reporter, titled “How Joe Biden’s Catholic roots have shaped his public...

If I were to ask you, “Who was Jeremiah?” and you answered, “Jeremiah was a bullfrog.” (1) Then you really need to read this. Jeremiah...

“Coats of arms,” also known as heraldry designs, came into general use among European nobility in the early 12th century. Initially,...

Almost any Christian can relate the story of Pentecost: “a strong driving wind” [Acts 2:2a] filling the house and “tongues as of fire”...

Today, May 1st, begins the month of Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus. People with troubled hearts have turned to Mary for comfort and...

In John’s Gospel, we hear that on the first Sunday after Easter, Jesus entrusted His Apostles with not just proclaiming God’s Divine...

The cool, pre-dawn air was heavy with the fragrance of the snow-white narkis (narcissus) flowers that covered much of the east slope of...

In these times when social distancing and isolation are getting many of us down, when it all just seems to be “too much;” I’d like to...

With all the anxiety-feeding hype surrounding us, and the public health guidelines changing daily, I was losing sight of the fact that...