As Catholics, we have 2000 years of saints’ quotes praising the Mother of God. While their quotes do not carry the same weight as sacred
Off the Shelf 199 – Gary Zimak If there’s one thing for certain in 2020…many of us have dealt with or are dealing with anger
The last few years have seen a blending of Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Remembrance, Reverence, and Respect (what I call the 3 Rs of
A couple of years ago I was talking to a priest who, as a deacon, had been instrumental in my decision to become a Roman
Would you like to learn more about what the Catholic Church teaches in regard to Mary the Mother of God? If so, a new, free,
It was sometime in January of 2020 that Shirley, age 87, began feeling “not right.” Shirley and her husband Lee agreed it was time to
When we speak of Filipino saints, we Filipinos immediately turn our thoughts to St. Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod, the only two canonized saints
Stewardship and sloth are two words not likely to come up in daily conversation around the kitchen table or office water cooler. Furthermore, they are
I read A Hero for Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov in college. In the book, Lermontov presents his reader with the Byronic, anti-hero they had
Whether it is the weight of current events or the crosses carried daily, we all have important intentions in our hearts. The difficulty with these
Music as a superspreader is something musicians have known all along. It’s a superspreader of joy, hope, love, and togetherness. For choir singers and musicians,
Churches face challenges all the time. Our local area was a hot spot in the 19th century and drew many immigrants. Over time, different groups
As we near the end of the calendar year, it makes sense that November is a month of remembrance. It fittingly starts with All Saints
The early Church wrestled with many issues regarding the identity of Christ. Unfortunately, some churchmen would take a piece of scripture and develop a whole
It is easy to overlook opportunities to praise God in the course of the day. Sadly, it is just as easy to do so during
Today, the United States is oft said to be lacking in unity among its people. In his seminal work, After Virtue, Alasdair MacIntyre argues that
Arguably the biggest difference between Catholicism and Protestantism lies in our contrasting beliefs about the sources of divine revelation. Both sides acknowledge that the Bible
Discussions with others can, for many of us, become occasions of sin. The more invested in our opinion we are, the more sensitive the issues
Before I had kids, I would look at the children I knew and the students I taught and would comment about how they were badly
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress (Niels Bohr). Well, the way of paradoxes is
For someone who has never struggled with addiction, it’s hard to understand the depths of shame that accompany it. When it has found a home
By John Vrdolyak Most Americans voted on November 3, 2020. Some of us attended rallies. Some even have volunteered their time in the name of
