Between Amens — The “Heroic Minute”
bySummer is winding down, and the first day of school looms for my two children, who will be in eighth grade and kindergarten, and…
Summer is winding down, and the first day of school looms for my two children, who will be in eighth grade and kindergarten, and…
Last month, the Holy Father issued a new Apostolic Letter, “Desiderio Desideravi,” on the liturgy and the people of God. In it I find…
On Sunday, June 19, 2022, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the Church in the United States begins a…
Alleluia! He is risen! Easter is not a day, but a full season of feasting spanning 50 days from the Sunday of the resurrection…
Holy Week is here. It follows what seems like the fastest Lent of my life. Usually, these 40-plus days drag on and on because…
One of the most misused words in our Catholic parlance is “tradition.” Genuine tradition has two components. The first is time. Traditions happen over…
A few weeks ago, a friend who teaches religion at St. Xavier High School invited me to give a presentation on the Book of…
In this new year, the Church in the United States will embark on a Eucharistic Revival — a grassroots movement of Catholics across the…
Do humans have a religious instinct? Despite recent data, which point to increasing numbers of self-identified non-believers, a theory persists that people have an…
On a drizzly October morning, I drove to Meadow View Cemetery in the southwest corner of Louisville to attend Pamela’s funeral. A group of…