Within days of writing my last column, which was about death, my father-in-law, Stephen, passed away. He had been ill for quite a while after having had a series of … Continued
My friend from the hospital let me know she is moving to the island. No more outings and hikes together unless we meet over a ferry ride. When we hiked … Continued
On March 27, while tracking military aircraft in European airspace, I spotted a small plane with the registration N95NA. Most wouldn’t have paid attention to such a plane showing up … Continued
Easter Sunday, Year C First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 36-43 Second Readings: Rom 6:3-11, Col 3:1-4, 1 Cor 5:6b-8 Gospel Reading: Lk 24:1-12, Jn 20:1-18, Lk 24:13-35 The readings this Sunday … Continued
Imagine being sent to a foreign country where you don’t know the language and your task is to bring people closer to Christ. Last year Father Yosafat Khaimyk, OSBM, was … Continued
Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935), in his book The Soul of the Apostolate, pointed out that “the interior life begetting interior life” and “the formation of truly apostolic lay people” are … Continued
Passion Sunday, Year C First Reading: Is 50:4-7 Second Reading: Phil 2:6-11 Gospel Reading: Lk 22:14-23:56 This Sunday, “the Church’s liturgy solemnly opens Holy Week,” says the Catechism of the … Continued
Each day after Holy Communion, the Missionaries of Charity of St. Teresa of Calcutta recite the Radiating Christ Prayer written by St. John Henry Newman: “Dear Jesus, help me to … Continued
It’s so easy as human beings to fall into revenge. There is a fine line between desiring justice and entering into the “let me give him some of his own … Continued
The Church gives us many opportunities to contemplate God’s inconceivable mercy, and that is a beautiful thing. Sometimes, however, we fail to see the beauty of God’s justice. Although justice … Continued