In our last thrilling episode (See Slip-Sliding Away from God’s Law), we highlighted two Truths that considered together tend to make us uncomfortable: Since the days of Moses, the second part of the Third Commandment has never been altered by God...
Tom Borek
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James S. Anderson
Br Matthew Marie, OSB
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Fr Dino Vanin
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Gifts of Self
The scripture readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ focus on covenants. In the Book of Exodus (24:3-8), at Mt. Sinai, Moses sprinkled blood upon the Israelites, a symbol of God’s desire to...
Deacon Kurt Godfryd
His Love is Everlasting
People in economic straits learn to make do with less. But, it is much more difficult for those whose standards of living were elevated and have fallen on hard times. Our readings for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time...
Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
A New Commandment
One of the worst sinking feelings we do not want to experience in our fast-paced world is pressing the ignition button and failing to hear the vrmmmm sound of our car awakening from its mechanical sleep.The readings (Is...
A Legacy that Will Endure
Once there was an unhappily married woman—we’ll call her Jane—who, at a young age, had married a handsome, dashing, but self-centered man we’ll call Alphonse. Her family and friends had warned her that Alphonse had a...
A Belated Mother’s Day
My mom, Helen Moyse Borst died on March 11th after battling Alzheimer’s for several years. I never give the year but simply say 3/11 because she died exactly six months before the terrorists attacks on the World Trade...
William Borst
Driven by Love
If we were asked to come up with a list of those who, according to our assessment, make it to heaven, i.e. a list of the Saints, whom would we include and whom would we leave out? Chances are that our list would be...
Deacon Steve GrecoIf You Love Me
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (Jn 14:15) Jesus has drawn a line in the sand. You will show your love for Him by keeping his commandments. Since Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, that...
David Seitz
The Secret to Healing, Loving, and Rejoicing
It should not be necessary for me, or for anyone else, to prove that we need a Savior, that we need Someone to fill the void that we feel inside and in Whom to anchor our hope because the sources of worrisome concerns...
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Crawling Back to God’s Law
In our last thrilling episode (See Slip-Sliding Away from God’s Law), we highlighted two Truths that considered together tend to make us uncomfortable: Since the days of Moses, the second part of the Third Commandment...
Jesus’ Nephesh is the Healing Remedy
It was a great blessing to read the special interview of Father Rozo Palic entitled “The Wounded Healer” in the last issue of Shalom Tidings (March/April 2026). It served as a reminder for me as a Psychotherapist and...
Every Day We Are Given Opportunities to Make a Difference
Temple University in Philadelphia is the third largest university in Pennsylvania; it enjoys a worldwide reputation for research, scholarship, and education, and has international campuses in Tokyo and...
How God Keeps His Promises
“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but...
Michael Baglino
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.
Reparation for Sins: A Forgotten Practice
June is the month that seems to be quite renowned among those eager to celebrate “Pride“, and on the other hand, it is the special Month of the Sacred Heart for those Catholics who cherish such devotions...
Paul Suski
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...
Supporting Our Widowed Permanent Deacons
Permanent deacons know, or at least they are told, what they are getting into. From the earliest stages of formation, candidates for the permanent diaconate are reminded that their marriage and their ordination are...
Deacon Gregory Webster
