“Is the Pope Catholic?”
Pope Francis is at it again, changing the stodgy, conservative, medieval doctrines of the Catholic Church. Or so it would seem from recent headlines. It all has to…
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6 Ways to Encounter Jesus in the Mass
Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this…
Sometimes You Have to Say No
Last week we began faith formation classes at St. Edward, where I serve as program director, it was a bit noisy and busy as the families filed into…
Protecting Our Addictions
Readings for September 29, 2013: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Temperance. For older American, that word conjures up images of Carrie Nation shattering bottles of gin to usher…
Planting Seeds
In “Go and Make Disciples” (1992), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) write: “Evangelization happens when the word of Jesus speaks to people’s hearts and minds.”…
Repentance, Mercy, and Prudence
As I write this column, the Church is once again dealing with a personnel problem. A Catholic priest who was found in a highly suspect personal situation has…
Evangelization and The Secret Weapon of St. Francis de Sales
Lately I have been contemplating a long sought-after virtue practiced and promoted by the renowned evangelist, St. Francis de Sales, who converted approximately 40,000 people in four years. …
Light the Fire of the New Evangelization
Often times, when I am reading a book a particular line or paragraph jumps out and grabs a hold of me. Such was the case while reading Greg…
Scandal
I must admit with some degree of embarrassment that I am uncontrollably drawn to one of the newest “hot series” on network TV: Scandal. It’s a show that…
Abandon Parish!
Life at your parish just hasn’t been the same. Attendance is falling, rumors are spreading, and morale is sliding. Like a sinking ship, you decide it’s time to…