My mom has kept pretty much every article I’ve written in the past 17 years. I recently shuffled through her collection for the first time and read a few lines … Continued
“Hail Queen of heaven, the Ocean Star, guide of the Wanderer, here below. Thrown on life’s surge, we claim thy care, save us from peril and from woe.” This 19th-century … Continued
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: 1 Kgs 10:9,11 – 13Second Reading: Rom 9:1 – 5Gospel Reading: Mt 14:22 – 33 “The Lord is about to pass by,” … Continued
St. John of the Cross was born in 1542 in central Spain. His father died when he was only three years old. When he was nine, John moved to Medina … Continued
I thank Colleen Roy for mentioning Michael O’Brien’s A Landscape with Dragons in her June 22 article. This 70–pager is a gem, packed with gentle but clear guidance such as: … Continued
“The Eucharist is the secret of my day,” said Pope St. John Paul II. “It gives strength and meaning to all my activities of service to the Church and to … Continued
Regular readers of this column will be familiar with my extended “battle” with the telephone company to keep a so–called copper landline to my house. After almost a decade, it … Continued
The Transfiguration, Year AFirst Reading: Dn 4:9-10, 13-14Second Reading: 2 Pt 1:16-19Gospel Reading: Mt 17:1-9 In a homily, Pope Leo the Great (Pope 440-461) pointed out how Jesus’ Transfiguration bridges … Continued
In several conversations lately, I have noted a desperation in people struggling to find answers to problems within their families, their schools, and society in general. While I am no … Continued
Many people who view the new film The Sound of Freedom are shocked that child trafficking is so rampant globally. They wonder why human trafficking continues to increase in our … Continued