Before proceeding, let me clarify the purpose of this reflection. Daycare in a time of genuine...
Arguably the most difficult challenge to our salvation is the call to forgiveness. Be merciful...
Giving thanks is a fundamental practice in Christianity, including the Catholic Church, and other religions. Ecumenical expressions of gratitude characterize American history. They include the legendary autumn feast...
“The more I think, the more certain I am that obedience is the gateway through which knowledge enters the mind of the child.” These are the words of the character of Annie Sullivan in William Gibson’s wonderful play The...
Some time ago a friend of mine—I’ll call him Ron—had a very moving spiritual experience; he wrote a description of it, which I’d like to read right now. He says: “A few years ago, before my parents passed away, I’d...
I’d love to have an honest conversation with a liberal about gun control, but the truth is, the liberals I know are willing to talk to me, or at me, but not with me, at least not about this subject. So I’ve decided to...
Have you noticed? If it is not a deranged man massacring innocent people at a concert or at a Sunday religious service, it is the real possibility of a global war breaking out at any moment, or the threat of another...
A major event in the history of the Archdiocese of Detroit will occur in two weeks: Venerable Solanus Casey will be beatified, or given the title “Blessed”—the final step before possibly being declared a saint. Even...
Twenty years ago, to mark the 25th anniversary of my priestly ordination, I traveled in pilgrimage to the Holy Land and visited the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Every pious Jew longs to be able to go there and wail and...
Many years ago, I read an article written by a pastor of a Christian church. In the article, the minister told the story of the time he was leading a funeral procession from the church to the cemetery. In that funeral...
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