It is a proverbial truth that if you really want to clean your house, plan a dinner party. The pressure of hosting your family or friends will force you to do what you otherwise might […]
Many Catholics find themselves bewildered at the tidal wave of bad news they seem to encounter on a weekly basis. Tidal waves of prayer and the intense pursuit of holiness are needed to meet the […]
“Go…to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” –Matthew 10:6-7 Just under ten years ago, I heard from a friend I […]
“When the days for Jesus’ being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51). I had a homily on priestly vocations prepared for this Sunday, but Friday’s Dobbs v. Jackson […]
Peace. Virtually every person wants it. Far fewer understand it. All need to know that they will only find it in Jesus Christ. Peace is the first gift of both the Incarnation and the Resurrection […]
Are you looking for an outstanding Lenten practice? Do you long for divine order in an increasingly chaotic world? Would you love to enrich your spiritual life? Do you seek to serve others in an […]
The Collect of the Mass for Ash Wednesday is among the most memorable and powerful in the Roman Missal: Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of Christian service, so […]
“Do this in memory of me.” –Luke 22:19 For a few years now, I have observed the slow but steady corrosion of my spelling ability. With the rising ubiquity of spell-check and especially auto-correct features […]
On Christmas Eve, 203 years ago, two men, a priest and a musical composer, entered a small church in the alpine village of Oberndorf, just south of Salzburg, Austria, for Christmas Mass. That night they […]
The Season of Advent challenges us to “prepare the way of the Lord” and to “make straight his paths.” The Sacrament of Penance is especially important as a way to bring order into our hearts […]
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