‘An Encouraging Word’ – The new idolatry
byYou knit me in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am wonderfully made. Psalm 139:13-14 I find myself these days being “amazed”…
Editorials & Commentary
Hope in the Lord — Imparting the breath of life
byThe month of January is one in which we recall in a special way the gift of human life and the need to protect…
A Time to Speak — Where are Catholic school students on Sunday?
byBy Marty Carraro As a lifelong practicing Catholic, every time I read an article in The Record about how the archdiocese and the Catholic Education…
An Encouraging Word – Ready to Roll
bySee, I make all things new.” Revelation 21:5 A new year is like opening a new blank journal. It encourages dreaming. It invites possibilities….
Hope in the Lord — A seminarian visited every parish in 2016
by“How many of the 110 parishes in the Archdiocese did the seminarians end up visiting in 2016?” I asked our Vocation Director, Father Michael…
An Encouraging Word – Have yourself a merry little Christmas
byWhere one alone may be overcome, two together can resist. A three-ply cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 The loneliest day of a…
Hope in the Lord — Anticipation and the days before Christmas
byChristmas is almost here! Like a child who can’t wait for the sun to rise and shine light on her Christmas presents, so my…
An enduring economic revival
byBy Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami In my Labor Day statement this year, I highlighted the plight of millions of Americans who face…
An Encouraging Word – Useless worry
byDo not worry about tomorrow. Matthew 6:33 Poor Advent! In a culture where delayed gratification is practically extinct, Advent doesn’t have a chance. Advent…
A Time to Speak – Calls on congress to fund overseas aid
byI recently spent a day in our nation’s capital, a place that is seen by many as the most inspiring few acres in our…