Catholic Journal
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 burden “light?” Jesus’ yoke is...

Fr Dino Vanin
10 hours ago
Faith

The Lord is Calling Each of Us

One summer morning a farmer named Ned was helping his neighbor Willy build a new fence, but the work was going slowly. Finally, Ned deliberately dropped a fence post in a muddy puddle of water, splattering both men with mud. Ned’s wife happened to...

Fr Joseph Esper
1 day ago
Faith

A Wellspring of Graces

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Solemnity is formally celebrated on June 12. On that date, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese of Drohiczyn elevated the Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, in Milejczyce...

Paul Suski
2 days ago

All Essays

Faith

Exodus: Key to the Last Supper

As part of the process of liberating the Israelites from the bondage of Pharaoh, the book of Exodus demonstrates God’s mighty power by executing judgment on the God’s of Egypt (Exod 12:12). This is evidenced in how each...

James S. Anderson
10 months ago
Faith

The Price for Believing

I grew up on a farm, and one of the things I noticed from time to time was the effect a grass fire had on the surface of the ground. Occasionally there might be a fire to clear a certain patch of land or a section of...

Fr Joseph Esper
Faith

Couch or Cross Disciples?

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart. (Matthew 11:29) Contrast it with the opening statement of our gospel passage for this 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: “I have come to set...

Fr Dino Vanin
Faith

The Eucharist Challenges Us

Back in 1980 a national magazine ran a story about a man who had a very unusual experience earlier that year. While out running some errands, he returned to his car, which was in the parking lot of a large shopping mall...

Fr Joseph Esper
11 months ago
Culture

The Luck of the Irish

I have always been fascinated by the expression, The Luck of the Irish. I am not saying this because my late first wife was an O’ Rourke and was lucky to find someone as wonderful as me.* It might surprise the...

William Borst
Faith

Rich in What Matters to God

Apparently, this misguided man, who asked Jesus’ assistance as an impartial judge (Luke 12:13-21), had been living anxious years sustained doggedly by the conviction that a favorable share of the inheritance would have...

Fr Dino Vanin