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...
A Catholic church in downtown Minneapolis, Annunciation Parish, is currently undergoing its own experience of Good Friday. It was there that, on August 27, 2025, a deranged and violent young man began shooting at the...
One morning a boy felt like playing hooky from school, so he called the school office and, making his voice as deep as possible, said, “Thomas Bradley is sick and won’t be in today.” The school secretary was suspicious...
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...
On Sunday, September 7, the Church rejoiced as Pope Leo XIV added to the roster of canonized saints two Italian youths of the modern world, both known for their joyful, active temperament, deep devotion to the...
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...
Like the Wall Street Journal, one of my best resources for this column has been song and movie titles. Carly Simon’s rendition of a broken-heart love song serves as my title for this essay. Because of my advancing age...
After several decades of America’s emphasis on feelings over thought, a change seems to be occurring.Critical thinking is once again spoken of favorably by influential people. As one who has taught and...
One of the great educators in American history was Booker T. Washington, the son of black slaves. After his family was freed following the Civil War, Washington worked in a coal mine as a teenager; then, after receiving...
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