Catholic Journal
Faith

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 55:1-3; Romans 8:35, 37-39);...

Fr Dino Vanin
1 day ago
Faith

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 Rome, in addition...

Fr Joseph Esper
5 days ago

All Essays

Culture

The Ultimate Disciple

In the Book of Ecclesiastes (3:1-8), it is written that there is a time to be born and a time to die…a time to kill and a time to heal… The murder of Charlie Kirk or as many are calling it an assassination because of...

William Borst
10 months ago
Faith

Asking God to Increase Our Faith

Frankly, there are times when we get so aggravated with people or saddened by tragedies that we know exactly what we would do if we were God. However, since we are not God, we do not factor in the near-impossibility of...

Fr Dino Vanin
Economics

Crossroads

Throughout the course of human history, beliefs that were often widely accepted evolved into common practice which impacted societies over many generations. For centuries, many believed that the world was flat. Doctors...

David Breuhan
10 months ago
Faith

The Pharisees Among Us

Here is an interesting clue to get to the message Jesus sends us on this 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In this familiar story (Luke 16:19-31): Our Lord doesn’t mention a single good deed done by Lazarus in his whole...

Fr Dino Vanin
Faith

Looking Up

Decades ago, on a warm July evening, I remember my three-year-old daughter walking into the family room and exclaiming that there was something I needed to see. After climbing the stairs, we eventually made it to her...

Deacon Kurt Godfryd
10 months ago
Faith

Love Conquers Fear

“When you suffer often, then praise God, for He begins to teach you [patience} …” St. Teresa of Avila,  When we undergo trials, we fight the battle of fear. Fear of the current situation, fear of the future, fear...

Deacon Steve Greco
11 months ago