Wednesday, February 27, 20130124As we reflected recently, the sacrament of baptism initiates us into the life of God. Confirmation initiates us even deeper by bestowing on us the gift of the Holy...
How privileged are those children whose parents and/or teachers can show them—at the level of their growing intelligence—that the Catholic faith makes sense. The...Columnists
My first year there was 1954. That was the Marian Year and it came to a grand closing on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in December. Many nations had sent...
Thursday, January 31, 2013071“Unless one is born again of water and the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.” Those words were spoken by Jesus to Nicodemus in the gospels to...
Wednesday, January 30, 20130220In Jesus Christ, God shared in our human life so we could share in his divine life. This new life in which we now live comes to us through the seven sacraments. In the...
What thoughts go through one’s mind as one endures the trials of the dentist chair? From recent experiences I know that it is a time of deep reflection. My primary...Columnists
During the month of January when we heard many things about unity in our United States of America, it was also well to meditate upon unity in the church during the Year...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013051Lent is a time when we are called to reflect on the Mystery of Redemption—the journey from alienation to reconciliation. This seeming dichotomy is illustrated by the...
Liberal media. Right-wing media. Drive-by media. Mainstream media. Uninformed media. Chances are that you have heard all of these terms, and probably worse, particularly...