Arguably the most difficult challenge to our salvation is the call to forgiveness. Be merciful...
Fr Dino Vanin
Fr Joseph EsperRecent Essays
Br Matthew Marie, OSB
Deacon Steve Greco
James S. Anderson
Tom BorekReflections- From Our Archives
William BorstThings Are Never Quite As They Seem
In 1896 a German immigrant to the United States, a man named Emmanuel Ninnger, paid for his purchases in a grocery store with a $20 bill. The sales clerk counted out the change, but after the customer left, noticed some...
The Ukrainians’ Timeless Example
The start of 2022 has been strange indeed, not only for Europe, but for the entire world, not least of all for the United States. In January and early February a serious affliction was growing much worse in the U.S. and...
Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
Fr Charles Irvin
God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways
I’d bet that, for many of us when we were growing up, one of our favorite movies was The Wizard of Oz. One of the scenes from the movie that’s always stuck with me is when Dorothy and her friends return to the wizard’s...
You Think You Make Sacrifices
During the Communist rule of Romania in Eastern Europe, a Protestant pastor named Joseph Ton was arrested by the secret police after publishing a controversial sermon, in which he urged all the churches not to allow the...
Living Out Our Suffering In Faith
The long litany of pain and woes beset us all. The news media, movies, television, and the Internet are filled with tales of human suffering, pain, and loss. How do we deal with it? Over the centuries of human history...
Experiencing The Grace Of Hope And Salvation
This weekend we celebrate the 238th anniversary of our independence as a nation. It is an opportunity to thank God for all of the blessings we have received as citizens of the United States as well as members of the...
Msgr John Kasza
Msgr Joseph PellegrinoGod Desires A Homecoming For All Of His Children
The Gospel for the Third Sunday of Easter (Lk 24: 13-35) asks the question, “Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into His glory?” Many years ago a young man pointed that verse out...
Deacon Donald Cox
Deacon Gregory WebsterGod’s Mysterious Design
In his 1981 Apostolic Exhortation, Familiaris Consortio, St. John Paul II had this to say about the Holy Family: “Through God’s mysterious design, it was in that family that the Son of God spent long years...
Deacon Kurt Godfryd
All Essays
Regarding Fraternal Correction
Arguably the most difficult challenge to our salvation is the call to forgiveness. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. (Luke 6:36) However, fraternal correction must be just as difficult. Mind you, fraternal...
Sharing the Lord’s Love and Peace
During World War II, a few months after the Germans had invaded and conquered France, a French priest was saying daily Mass in the little village to which he was assigned. Coming out of the sacristy, he noticed the...
The Case Against Evangelism
At one time, evangelism, converting those outside the Church, was our most difficult and potentially rewarding task. For many on fire with the Faith it was the frontline of spiritual warfare and perhaps the most...
Paul SuskiBeing a Faithful Catholic in Today’s World
Years ago, I received a phone call from a telemarketer, and when she began her sales pitch, I interrupted her and asked, “Is this a sales call?” When she admitted it was, I said, “Here is my policy: I’ll ask you a...
Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.
Perfecting the Mundane
I sometimes joke that I ran screaming from my parents’ house at 17. I’m joking, but only just. So, it has been a happy surprise that my children have continued to want to be close to Tom and me even into their 30s. A...
Jennifer Borek
Presumption
My favorite rendition of the Crucifix is the one whose arms are perfectly horizontal, as to embrace the whole world. The readings for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time illustrate the fact that God wishes to include every...
So It is With Those Who Trust in God
Once there was a local church which decided to undertake an evangelization campaign, in which all its members would try to bring more people to know Jesus. Special pamphlets or tracts were printed, containing...
Brotherly Love in the Time of Social Media
I sometimes wonder what my paternal grandmother would have thought about social media. She was a highly sociable woman with many friends. She and my grandfather were “joiners”. They liked being an active part of their...
