In the School of the Holy Spirit
Are you pursuing a plan for holiness? In his book, In the School of the Holy Spirit, Fr. Jacques Philippe writes, “Holiness is not a program for life,…
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Why Christians Should Evangelize Like Ants
It’s getting muggy here in Southern California, and the hot temperatures and humidity seem to be a call for the ants to rally. I’ve started sprinkling cinnamon along…
Staying Connected
Do you remember when your telephone was connected to the kitchen wall? Or how about when your computer was connected to a jack in the wall and you…
How Can I Welcome Someone at Mass?
None of us want our parishes to be a place that’s not welcoming, that’s not hospitable to the outsider, visitor, guest, or occasional-attender. The question is how? What to do? What…
Reflections on Humanae Vitae Part I – What it Says
The Church is about to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of its most famous encyclicals in the modern world: Humanae Vitae. Of course if you have read…
Reflections on a Covenant
For the husband is the head of the wife, even As Christ is the head of the church: And he is the savior of the body. Therefore as…
The Truth about Reality
What is real? This is one of the most fundamental questions of philosophy. The french philosopher René Descartes tried to answer this question with his famous “Cogito, Ergo…
Not Changed, But Perfected
We live in strange times. I’m sure people of every age feel this way. There is a constant tension between the past and the future. New ideas and…
Making The Old New Again
I’ve always found today’s Gospel reading difficult to understand. It feels as though Jesus was light years ahead of John’s disciples, and even his own for that matter. …
Does Your Parish Have a Life?
I grew up in a large parish that had an elementary school. Most of my family’s social life revolved around parish and school events – Spaghetti Dinners, Summer…