Hope in the Lord — Precious innocent life
byThis Sunday is Mother’s Day, and this is a timely opportunity to reflect on the gift of innocent precious life. The precious gift of…
Editorials & Commentary
Time to Speak —Tribute to a mother
byBy Jim Schorch At age 86 and just a few days shy of my 60th birthday, my mother passed away at a nursing facility…
Liturgy Matters — Musical texts of Mass
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock What are the origins of the musical texts we sing at Mass? Scripture is the foundation of most of the…
An Encouraging Word — Doing the right thing
byBy Father J. Ronald Knott If you choose you can keep the commandments. There is set before you fire and water; to whichever you…
Teaching Our Faith — Preaching: The heart of the matter
byFor this series of teaching editorials, priests of our archdiocese will write about the various manifestations of priestly ministry. As we begin this series…
An Encouraging Word — Protect the fire, not the ashes
byI am with you always. Matthew 28:20 I always like this time of year when we read from the Acts of the Apostles, an…
Hope in the Lord — Sacrificial love and working for justice
byThe Monday before last, I stood with others in prayer in Birmingham, Alabama’s Kelly Ingram Park. This park is diagonally across the street from…
An Encouraging Word — There’s a war within our religion
byBy Father J. Ronald Knott Not everyone who says, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but those who do the will of…
Liturgy Matters — The ‘Collect of the Mass’
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock What is the ‘Collect of the Mass’? Although the word “collect” may conjure up visions of baskets being passed and…
An Encouraging Word — Pray for priests
byHe bestowed on him the priesthood of his people. Sirach 45:7 Every once in a while, I like to use this column to let…