As the saying goes: “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” But taxes you can avoid and evade; death–not so. Therefore, the only logical response to death is to embrace it…or at least accept it. After all, it’s not like…
Our Friend, Death
Highlighting New Evangelizers: Alex Trinidad
Here’s proof that the New Evangelization knows no age boundaries: Alex Trinidad, age 8. Alex made his First Communion this spring and has been so inspired by Pope Francis that he did something remarkable. He took the $465 he received…
Perpetual Adoration
Some Catholics are blessed to take part in Perpetual Adoration at one of their local parishes, where they can adore the Eucharist at any time, day or night. For those that do not have this opportunity, there may be an…
A Father Who Knows Best
“You just can’t force someone to learn about God,” I declared years ago on a balance beam outside of Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School. My best friend feigned support, so I continued my rant as I stepped one foot firmly…
Life According to Facebook or Life According to the Bible?
The first reading today (June 14) is one of my favorite Bible passages: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 Brothers and sisters: We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. We are…
A Week Offline and the New Evangelization
I’d intended to take the Easter Triduum off and then resume blogging, but travel to the land of “no free wifi connection” conspired against me. After fretting for a day or two, I settled into the idea of a relatively…
Divorced and Catholic
I was talking with a friend the other day, who is on the registration committee of our parish. He was telling me about some of the difficulties of registering new parishioners. It seems that some of the people who want…
You are being watched!
In your neighborhood, at work, in school, and on the soccer field at the movies, at the mall, and at church, curious eyes are on you. Why you? Because everyone around you craves something more significant than the joyless life…
Blessed Be the Annoying Catholics
Have you ever met an annoying Catholic? Are you one? Good. Pope Francis thinks you should be. Recently, while reading through Catholic New World, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of Chicago, I came across a story from the Catholic News…
The “isms” of our time
A few weekends ago I went on retreat at our local retreat center. One of the talks focused on the obstacles to being Church. The priest named what he considered the three root causes: individualism, with relativism embodied in it,…