
Diocesan Deaconate Training: Does It Reflect Christ’s Mercy and Compassion?
We are all aware of the need for increased vocations to the priesthood and deaconate in response to the growing demands and complexities of modern

We are all aware of the need for increased vocations to the priesthood and deaconate in response to the growing demands and complexities of modern

I continue to be amazed by how this secular society tries to twist Divine Mercy into blinking, happy-go-lucky acceptance of every behavior one can imagine.

Many folks look at math as an old enemy, still licking the wounds of distant brushes with word problems and equations that were never fully

I hope that you will be relieved, not dismayed, that this piece has nothing to do with Fifty Shades of Grey since, if we are

We have all heard the expression “making lemonade out of lemons” as an illustration of positive thinking. Certainly, we need such thinking in this world

Unity…wouldn’t you like a penny for each time you have heard this word praised as some Shangri-la of human goals? I think that I will

It is nauseating to hear the pathetic mantra that opposing abortion is opposing women and, in fact, that being pro-life is somehow waging a war

Christ warned us that following Him is heavy lifting, but that the ultimate prize of eternal salvation is worth the effort. Apparently, fewer and fewer

Like many families, we have visited Disney World to satisfy our children’s fascination and enjoyment with all things Disney. Whether it is Buzz Lightyear for

With Lent just past and the mix of pain and joy which that time serves us, I am reminded of a discussion I have

We have all heard Shakespeare’s famous “All The World’s a Stage” line from As You Like It, wherein we\’re reminded that life is but a large play

I remember maneuvering around my backyard standing on the back of a big red tricycle my older brother steered toward and away from dangers. We

As secular society brushes off Christmas for another year, Catholics know very well that Christmas never truly ends because, at the end of the day,

Amid this selfie society, so immersed in our preoccupation, nay, our obsession with our personal agendas, it might be refreshing to consider the lessons found

Some of you may have heard of the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80-20 rule, which states that, for many events, 80% of the

One of my favorite Scripture stories is the Parable of The Vineyard Workers ( Matthew 20:1-16) wherein a landowner pays the exact same pay to

TGIF . . . Who has not heard that expression of weekly survival signaling weekend revival? My research indicates that the expression coalesced from the popular celebrations of the completion

In this age where speed of communication is everything, where instant gratification is a bit slow, where people are obsessed with knowing what they will