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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
19 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
2 days 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
3 days ago

All Essays

Faith

Who is Our Authority?

Outside of Disney, I have little interaction with the notion of “royalty.” That is probably my first reflection each year on Christ as our “King.” This designation is a little too “medieval” for me.  I recently asked a...

Deacon Gregory Webster
November 30, 2021
Faith

The End of Our Restlessness

Let me start by stating what is painfully obvious: we are living in a very difficult, trying, unsettling time. To the seasonal surges of the COVID-19 add the barbaric and violent behavior of different splinter groups of...

Fr Dino Vanin
Faith

Our Eternal King

A friend once told me of being invited to the White House. As part of a group that would have an audience with the president, his invitation also included specific protocols that would need to be followed. The list...

Deacon Kurt Godfryd
November 21, 2021
Faith

St Josaphat, Pray for Us

On Friday, November 12th, we celebrated the feast of St Josaphat. This saint represents the eastern lung united with the Church of Rome. John Kuncevic was born around 1580 in Vladimir, which is a village of the...

Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
Faith

Living a Life of Hope

When we despair, and are hurting and in emotional pain, we often lose hope. We think things will never get better. A lie from the enemy! What is true is that God is with us every second we struggle in pain. He whispers...

Deacon Steve Greco
November 10, 2021
Faith

Our Dependency

For the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, our first reading (1 Kings 17:10-16) and Gospel passage (Mark 12:38-44) force us to determine the degree of genuine dependency that we have on God. In other words, they show which...

Fr Dino Vanin
Faith

Pope Francis Pastoring Protestors

The fourth meeting of “Popular Movements “was held in October, 2021 and sponsored by “People Improving Communities through Organizing” (PICO), the Vatican, and the “Catholic Campaign for Human Development,” an organ of...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
October 31, 2021
Faith

The Interior Castle

Prayer is less a work of mental exercise than it is a rest in God’s love. In his book, Creative Prayer, Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh relates the following story: “I remember one of the first people who came to me for...

Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.