May this incense, which Thou has blessed, O Lord, ascend to Thee, and may Thy mercy descend upon us. (from the Ordinary of the Mass)
May is the month of Mary. At our parish, early in May all the children are invited to participate in a Mary crowning. They gather
While my family and I lived in mainland China, we had the opportunity to visit Hangzhou. This city, along the famous West Lake, is known
Have you ever heard of the bible study or small group practice in which each participant goes around and tells a thorn, a rose, and
On May 13th, 2023, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited Pope Francis in the Vatican. (Arriving in Italy, he was greeted by the President
Did you have a holy Lent, filled with temperance and self-control, only to fall back into your old subconscious programs and habits the minute Easter
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal
Would it surprise you to hear that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could become an effective tool for evangelization? It shouldn’t. But the real surprise is that
Please stop right here if you are sensitive about movie “spoilers”! Saint Pope Paul VI chillingly warned a half-century ago that “through some fissure, the
In previous articles, I pointed out two occurrences that have greatly impacted our world. In this article I look at another occurrence – Fatima. The
Those of us that are exasperated by our pro-life, pro-family values being mocked by companies now have a new place to shop: Pelavida. Brydon and
The Gospel reading of the 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year A) invites us to reflect on our faith journey (Luke 24:13-35). We join the two
SPOILER ALERT If you haven’t seen the movie Nefarious, then read no further until you do. If you aren’t going to see it, you are
What we’ve been calling “culture wars” would be more appropriately called “moral wars,” except that morality is a verbal stink bomb. It reminds me of
Artificial Omniscience? Is that even a thing? Maybe not, but it would come as no surprise to discover that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already being
Until Vatican II (1965) the Catholic Church carried out missionary activity to convert Jews to Christianity. In 2015 the Vatican said that “it neither conducts
By Richard Dole Defining Relationships: God, Man, and Covenant In ancient days when a covenant, or contract, was made there were elements that defined the
Over the last 25 years, I’ve volunteered in the summer as an Interpretive Ranger at a national park. This involves leading nature walks, giving lectures,
I often read books and articles written by people of faith, and I often think: Will I ever get there? Will I ever be that
Martin Luther thought anyone could read the Bible, interpret it, and understand it teachings. But there’s a YouTube video that proves him wrong. Kristin Saylor
Henry used to be a Catholic, at least that’s how he refers to himself. I don’t know if he was ever a “good” Catholic, I
This Lent we read the story of Naaman. I think it is worth recalling it. First, the story brings up a group of people who
