Liturgy Matters – On blessings
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock What is a blessing? The term “blessing,” as we commonly use it, has numerous meanings. When good things happen, we…
Editorials & Commentary
An Encouraging Word – Limited by fear
byFear is useless. Luke 8:50 It still happens after all these years. I get on a plane by myself heading out to some far-flung…
Hope in the Lord — Beauty saves the world
byHere is my homily for the opening Mass of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ spring meeting, held on June 10 in the…
An Encouraging Word — Deliberately Catholic
byKeep God’s command without blame or reproach. I Timothy 6:14 Many of us are familiar with the famous G. K. Chesterton quote, “The Christian…
You can’t go home again
byWe have given up our homes. Jeremiah 9:18 The phrase “you can’t go home again,” from the title of a 1940 novel by Thomas…
Liturgy Matters — Amen to that!
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock It has become commonplace in the world in which we live to express our agreement with something that has been…
A Time to Speak — A View from the Pew
byBy Jason Beitz For about five or six years, when I was in my mid-20s, there was something inside calling me to establish a…
An Encouraging Word — Get a grip on yourself
byDiscipline yourself in all your conduct. Tobit 4:14 Do you want to get rich quickly? Short of winning the lottery, I am convinced that…
Hope in the Lord — Two assemblies and a visit to Ukraine: learning and fraternity
byThe first three weeks of June will be great adventures for me. This week at Saint Meinrad, I join brother priests from throughout the…
An Encouraging Word — A time for quiet
byBe still and know that I am God. Psalms 46:11 When I was a young boy, we lived across the road from my grandparents….