The end of the year is coming quickly, and with it, the season of Advent. Advent begins on Sunday, November 29, just one week from
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
Most of us wonder from time to time what the future has in store for us. But as Doris Day first sang way back in
I love Joe Biden, just as I love all my fellow human beings. But Joe seems to be really confused. Maybe 47 years in politics,
I’m sitting at the tattoo parlor, waiting while my husband sits in the chair. There’s a slow, casual conversation: life, kids, art, homesteading – punctured
The exchange between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well found in Jn 4: 4-26 reveals Jesus`s mastery of personal evangelism through conversation. The
Some people have a ‘leave well enough alone’ attitude. They don’t like to ‘make waves’ or ‘rock the boat.’ Today, however, it appears that more
Some 244 years ago a group of colonists got together in Philadelphia and took a bold and drastic action. They declared the colonies they lived
Mention “Vatican II” and more than likely you will get the attention of any Catholic within hearing distance. But mention the “New Evangelization” and probably
The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has everyone talking about “systemic racism” right now. Yet just three weeks ago everyone was talking and thinking
Lately, the daily news is full of images of burning and looting in our cities. Prior to that, it was becoming difficult to express our
The times, they are a-changing’. We are in a moral crisis mode unequalled in history. Certainly, there have been depraved and godless societies before us
For many people, the past two months have been nothing short of a recurring nightmare on more levels than they want to assess. A transcendent
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of ads implying that singleness, or at least childlessness, is a great thing. The implications range from a women’s subscription
My wife likes to tell the story of the old spinster woman who died and went to heaven to the kids in the eighth grade
About cussing I’m ambivalent. By no means is my verbal communication always pure and elevated. Yes, it does include a lot of big words, but
Our twenty-first century world does its best to keep us away from a contemplative life, away from the things of God. It is shiny, sparkly,
The news cycle is fickle. A big news story is only big until a new big story comes along. This is true even with Catholic
The practices of physician assisted suicide (medical aid in dying) and euthanasia are being increasingly accepted throughout the world. This acceptance is becoming all too
In medicine and in our culture, there is a growing acceptance for what is now being referred to as “medical aid in dying.” The term
Something strange happened in Detroit on the evening of Sept. 10. Maybe it was just happenstance. Or maybe it wasn’t. This article is kind of
Approximately 327 million human beings are living in the U.S. and, glory to God, not one of those people is like the other. Certainly, they
The recent gospel story of Martha and Mary (LK 10: 38-42) is one of the most powerful and profound expressions of an eternal struggle many
There’s been a lot talk during the last 20 odd years, mostly by the secular progressive moral relativists among us, about fairness and being fair.
