As the late Christopher Hitchens wrote in his book, Mortality, we are all born to die. There is no escaping this truth. As the Bible says, we all owe God one death. It was 18th century...
William Borst
Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
Br Matthew Marie, OSBTag: Resurrection
Fr Dino Vanin
Deacon Kurt Godfryd
Fr Charles Irvin
Msgr John Kasza
Deacon Donald Cox
Fr Joseph Esper
Recent Essays
When Fear Meets Hope
In 1938, a young Spaniard traveled to Japan where, for more than a quarter century, he worked as a medic, teacher, and counselor. One date, however, divided those years: August 6, 1945. For on that morning, at 8:15 a.m...
Glorious Freedom: Giving Thanks to God
Easter is the most festive season of the Liturgical Year. It is a time of both joy and remembrance. It can easily be a time to lose focus as Spring begins and things start to get busy. Just as we are meant to keep a...
Easter: Becoming Apostles of Hope
This year’s Jubilee is called the Jubilee of Hope for a very specific reason. Pope Francis realizes that our world is in desperate need of apostles of Hope, called to rekindle in people’s hearts hope in a future worth...
Wayfinding
In 2010, a father (Martin Sheen) and son (Emilio Estevez) starred in a movie about a father and son. EntitledThe Way, it was filmed on the Way of St James, a stretch of hundreds of miles. Having a myriad of potential...
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Of One Heart
On Divine Mercy Sunday, there are many images… The Psalmist (132: 22-24) proclaims that: The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes...
Overcoming Evil
In the Gospel for this seventh Sunday of Easter, Jesus is quoted as saying, “I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the evil one.” (John 17:15) In this week’s Gospel for the...
The Grave Danger of Denying Consequences
Consequences are a central and inescapable feature of life. Some are good, some bad. The good ones improve us and the world around us; the bad ones harm both. We have the power to influence consequences to some degree...
Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
Following Jesus: Not a Part-Time Commitment
One lazy summer afternoon a grandfather took his grandson fishing out in the middle of the lake in a rowboat. After they talked for a while, the grandfather drifted off to sleep, and the boy looked over the side of the...
Ignorance in America
Street interviews have been a staple on TV since Steve Allen’s original Tonight Show. One reason for their success is that they reveal the depth of people’s ignorance. Lately, more and more, it seems like a bottomless...
Our Highest Call
Saint Pope John Paul wrote that the paths to holiness are personal and call for a genuine training in holiness, adapted to peoples needs. This training must integrate the resources offered to everyone with both...
Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.All Essays
Cardiac Catholics
As the late Christopher Hitchens wrote in his book, Mortality, we are all born to die. There is no escaping this truth. As the Bible says, we all owe God one death. It was 18th century writer Samuel...
Glorious Freedom: Giving Thanks to God
Easter is the most festive season of the Liturgical Year. It is a time of both joy and remembrance. It can easily be a time to lose focus as Spring begins and things start to get busy. Just as we are meant to keep a...
His Mighty Cross
I have always been intrigued by the beautiful praise song by Mark Altrogge Thank you for the Cross the Mighty Cross. Yes, the Cross of Jesus is, in fact, the mighty Cross. Obviously, it is mighty thanks to Jesus who is...
The Mystery of Holy Week
During Holy Week it is important that our hearts do not get tired or overwhelmed with unnecessary things that can distract us from benefiting the most from this special time. The saints surely must have lived this...
David Breuhan
Good Grief
If we were aficionados of the comic strip Peanuts, we remember that loveable little boy named Charlie Brown. For many reasons, his common response was “Good grief.” Although it may be a popular term, it is more than...
Father Joe
In a recent issue of Catholic Vote’sThe Loop, the on-line publication, there was a short feature on a priest who had been murdered in the diocese of Kansas City, Kansas, the other KC as we used to call it when we lived...
Surrendering to God
Once there was a young woman from a rather poor family—let’s call her June—who had known very little happiness, and the outlook for her life didn’t seem all that promising. However, she unexpectedly ended up meeting the...
Giving One’s Heart
To give one’s heart, completely, to someone who accepts and returns the same complete love: everyone wants this. Most hope to do it in marriage. As Catholics we learn that there are other ways; priests and members of...
Sarah Greydanus
Deacon Steve Greco
Paul Suski
