Guest Commentary: Adrian Reimers Fifty years ago, Father Hesburgh of the University of Notre Dame invited two dozen leaders in Catholic higher education to Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin, to plot […]
It was a hot, sunny day in early September and the lawn around me was a sea of colorful banners and signs advertising debate clubs and Ultimate Frisbee teams. Like […]
A 42-year-old man presents to the emergency room with acute onset of shortness of breath and chest tightness. He is in the middle of a contentious divorce and has not […]
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt. 16:13-20 The first section of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend with its first reading. In this reading, Isaiah speaks for God. With […]
Throughout our diocese, at Confirmations, parish and school visits, high school and college graduations, youth retreats, and other events and occasions, I meet and speak with our young people whose […]
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading: Matthew 15:21-28 The third section of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend’s first reading. Understanding this part of Isaiah requires some knowledge of […]
All of us are liable to complain of our work. We grumble at the hardness of our work, at its monotony and dullness, at the lack of time to rest […]
One of the titles for a pope that I have always found interesting is “Pontifex Maximus.” This title is translated to “the greatest bridge-builder.” I, of course, have never seen […]
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt. 14:22-33 The First Book of Kings is the source of this weekend’s first reading. The two books of Kings highlight the kings of the […]
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Reading: Matthew 17:19 This weekend the church invites us to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The first reading is […]
A seriously ill 11-month-old child in Great Britain has garnered the attention of President Donald Trump and Pope Francis and sparked an international debate. Charlie Gard is unresponsive and totally […]
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 13:44-52 The First Book of Kings is the source of this weekend’s first reading. As might be supposed, the two books of Kings deal […]
