A Time to Speak – A partnership that works
byBy Father Steven Henriksen The backpacks are full. The classrooms have been cleaned. And parents are preparing for tearful departures, however temporary, from their…
Editorials & Commentary
An Encouraging Word – A good death
byOh, death, where is your sting? I Corinthians 15:55 After doing funerals for 45 years, anointing people in numerous hospitals and nursing homes and…
Liturgy Matters – Communion from the altar, tabernacle
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock Many years ago I was serving as organist for a funeral in my home parish. As it happened, there were…
An Encouraging Word – Knowledge vs. wisdom
byEverything is lawful for me, but not everything is beneficial. I Corinthians 6:12 For me, The Dr. Phil Show can be disturbing, especially when…
Liturgy Matters – Reservation of the Blessed Sacrament
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock Why do Catholics reserve the Blessed Sacrament from the celebration of the liturgy? In one of the earliest accounts of…
A Time to Speak – The life of my friend
byBy Ed Harpring “Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs, or anything…
An Encouraging Word – Home sweet home
byCome away and rest a while. Mark 6:31 Vacation time! Most take them; some simply avoid them for various reasons. Some people take them…
All share equal dignity
byOf all the church’s teachings, its teaching on same-sex marriage is among the most challenging. What makes it so challenging, at least in part,…
Liturgy Matters — The liturgy is communal prayer
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock For those of us whose first experience of the celebration of Mass was the pre-Vatican II model, the changes that…
An Encouraging Word – Hope is more powerful than despair
byAlways be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and…