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Politics

Who Am I— in Christ?

Oh, St. Anthony look around; something is lost and cannot be found. Or is it ‘someone’ is lost? Ever think about where you fit in a sociological sense or belong within the body of Christ? What role do we play in the coming of Thy Kingdom? Or, ever...

Michael Baglino
6 hours ago
Faith

Acknowledging Jesus By the Way We Live

Once there was a British story named Tom Brown’s School Days; it was about a very popular boy named Tom who was a student at an English boarding school. He and a dozen other boys lived in one of...

Fr Joseph Esper
1 day ago
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
2 days ago

All Essays

Faith

Our Heavenly Hope

A thing most of us find annoying is being told to smile and rejoice when we are pensive and worried. Such an invitation is insensitive to our real state of mind and to how we feel.  However, it is different with our God...

Fr Dino Vanin
12 months ago
Faith

Seeking Holiness

“God will not be outdone in generosity.” This powerful message has been stated by many authors over the centuries. But its implications have seldom been fully probed. It is quite obviously a reminder of...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
June 30, 2025
Faith

Give Them Some Food Yourselves

Originally, Jesus gave his first followers sustenance and nourishment when they found themselves in a deserted place outside the town of Bethsaida. He ministered to all their needs, bringing order, healing and meaning...

Fr Dino Vanin
June 20, 2025
Politics

The Killing of a President

The list of regime changes and assassinations in the history of the world is long and dynamic. It is and has been part of the flow and change in countries around the globe. Few nations have been exempt from this...

William Borst
Faith

Entering Into God’s Divine Embrace

At least once a year, we need to venture into the infinitude of God and to explore it rather than shy away from such impossibility. We wonder about this lure of the infinite that makes us feel so very small, so...

Fr Dino Vanin
June 14, 2025
Faith

Signs of the Holy Spirit

Once there was a suburban parish that wanted a special painting for the church vestibule, honoring the Holy Spirit and Pentecost; the theme would be that, through the Church, God calls all nations to be one family. A...

Fr Joseph Esper