Perspective
Heaven’s Construction Company and Paving the Way for Christ
One of my favorite characters of the Advent season is St. John the Baptist. And let’s be honest, he’s kind of a crazy figure. In the Gospel for the Second […]
One of my favorite characters of the Advent season is St. John the Baptist. And let’s be honest, he’s kind of a crazy figure. In the Gospel for the Second […]
One of the most important rules for living in the world is: You are probably not who you think you are, and many others know you better than you know […]
First Sunday of Advent This weekend, the Church begins Advent. It begins the use of biblical readings from Year B of its three-year cycle. It is also the beginning of […]
When my sisters and I were young, my mother would spend all Advent baking cookies and making candy. That may hardly seem remarkable; after all, countless millions of Christmas cookies […]
I must admit, Advent is my favorite liturgical season of the year. Yes, I know the Christmas and Easter seasons are more important in terms of their recounting of salvation […]
My family made a recent visit to the new museum at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I’ve always been drawn to St. Elizabeth’s story. […]
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe This weekend, the Church concludes its liturgical year of 2023. Next week, a new year will begin with the First […]
Recently, my friend David retired after a long career in radio. I had many great conversations with him through the years during the morning show on Portland’s Catholic radio station, […]
It’s been almost a year and a half since Corpus Christi Sunday in 2022 – June 19 – the launch date of the ongoing National Eucharistic Revival. At the time […]
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Proverbs provides this weekend’s first reading. This book was composed when both the Holy Land and the lives of its inhabitants, God’s […]
From the fall of 2005 through the early spring of 2006, I was in the process of putting my pagan ways behind me as I prepared to come into full […]
“God, please help me,” Matthew Perry whispered. “Show me that you are here. God, please help me.” In his memoir, the late actor described an encounter where he unmistakably knew […]