An Encouraging Word — Embracing ambiguity
byI have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live. Deuteronomy…
Editorials & Commentary
Time to Speak — Welcoming our veterans
byBy Father Terry Langford Chris entered my office for an individual spiritual counseling session as a component of his dual diagnosis treatment program for…
Liturgy Matters — Prayer of the Faithful
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock What is the Universal Prayer or Prayer of the Faithful? The Prayer of the Faithful or Universal Prayer is the…
An Encouraging Word — Peter forgave himself
byPeter was distressed that Jesus had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and said to him, “Lord, you know everything;…
Teaching Our Faith — Ministry of retired priests
byFor this final installment of teaching editorials about the various manifestations of priestly ministry, I am writing about the retired priest. Canon 538.3 states:…
Time to Speak — To sacrifice for the good of others
byBy Father Jeffrey Shooner In the Air Force, I served as an intelligence officer with a specialization in target intelligence (analyzing critical nodes of…
Time to Speak — Sisters seek a more sustainable world
byBy Keith L. Runyon Nuns on tractors? If a creative group of Roman Catholic sisters in Kentucky and neighboring states have their way, they…
Teaching Our Faith — Go Forth and Teach
byIn this installment of the series of teaching editorials, I would like to reflect on the priest as teacher. The scene could hardly be…
An Encouraging Word — Sit on God’s front porch
byWhile he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son,…
Hope in the Lord — St. Paul on Twitter?
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz These weekdays of the Easter season treat daily Mass-goers to the exciting early days in the life of the…