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Desert Flowers

A desert has an atmosphere of impending death. This can be seen most vividly in the arid terrain below sea level known as Death Valley in California. The valley is located largely in Inyo County. In 1849 thirty pioneers attempted to find a shortcut...

Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.
27 minutes ago
Faith

The Owner of Our Hearts

Distressed and feeling powerless before evils of many kinds, we quickly forget that God our Father has full knowledge of our situation and of our spontaneous reaction to evil. We can begin with some most comforting phrases in the Bible: “You belong...

Fr Dino Vanin
3 days ago

Recent Essays

Faith

The Owner of Our Hearts

Distressed and feeling powerless before evils of many kinds, we quickly forget that God our Father has full knowledge of our situation and of our spontaneous reaction to evil. We can begin with some most comforting...

Fr Dino Vanin
3 days ago
Faith

Desert Flowers

A desert has an atmosphere of impending death. This can be seen most vividly in the arid terrain below sea level known as Death Valley in California. The valley is located largely in Inyo County. In 1849 thirty pioneers...

Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.
27 minutes ago

Reflections- From Our Archives

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Faith

One Nation Under God

Having just celebrated our country’s 250th anniversary of independence, it is noteworthy that America was intentionally founded as “one nation under God,” and most of our founding fathers publicly acknowledged His...

Fr Joseph Esper
1 week ago
Faith

Door Number Four

The hot summer months are always a good time to sit, relax, and remember. So, I begin with two snippets of grandmotherly wisdom, one a personal story and another, one that occurred right here—in our day chapel...

Deacon Kurt Godfryd
Politics

Who Am I— in Christ?

Oh, St. Anthony look around; something is lost and cannot be found. Or is it ‘someone’ is lost? Ever think about where you fit in a sociological sense or belong within the body of Christ? What role do we play in the...

Michael Baglino
2 weeks ago
Faith

We Are Never Alone

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. (Matthew 11:29) How can Jesus’ “yoke,” (i.e. his challenging teachings) be construed as “easy” and its...

Fr Dino Vanin
Faith

Liturgical Participation Trophies

I became Catholic in 1996 and discovered the Latin Mass in 2008. That year I read many essays on the differences between the traditional Mass and the Novus Ordo. I remember how many of the Novus Ordo apologists talked...

Jennifer Borek
3 weeks ago
Faith

The Prophets He Sends

While every believer must place Jesus ahead of the strongest family ties. While every believer must take up his/her cross and follow Jesus. While every believer must “lose” his/her life for Jesus’ sake in order to find...

Fr Dino Vanin
Faith

Becoming Saints

Do you want to become saints? Here is the secret: confession is the lock; confidence in your confessor is the key. This is how you open heaven’s gates. St John Bosco (1815-88) According to The Catechism of the Catholic...

Deacon Steve Greco
4 weeks ago
Culture

War is Hell

Union General and future President Ulysses S. Grant was absolutely correct when he described war as Hell, a literal place of fire and brimstone. I have already explored the reasons there have been very few years in...

William Borst