An Encouraging Word – Blessed by their presence
byYou are aliens no longer. Ephesians 2:19 Two of the greatest blessings of my life have been the opportunity to work with young adults…
Editorials & Commentary
The dangerous prayer for teachers and for all of us
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz This is the homily that I delivered to the elementary school teachers gathered for the opening school Mass on…
A Time to Speak – Loretto in Pakistan
bySisters of Loretto Maria Daniel and Samina Iqbal helped establish the Sisters of Loretto’s first ministry in Pakistan in 2009 after years of preparation…
A Time to Speak – A view from the pew
byBy Fran Hartell We are friends. We are neighbors. We are family. We are community. We are an integral part of a 2000-year history…
Why baptize infants at Sunday Mass?
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock Sacrament of Initiation Baptism is the first of three sacraments that the church calls the initiation sacraments, with Confirmation and…
An Encouraging Word – What’s personal is often universal
byShare alike the same blessings and dangers. Wisdom 18:9 Every once in a while, I have to stop and ask myself why I write…
An Encouraging Word – Personal power
byThough weak, they were made powerful. Hebrews 11:34 I run across many people who have become upset and resentful toward the behavior of those…
Hope in the Lord — Psalms: Poems, Steps, Mirrors
by“We are born with this book in our heart. A little book: one hundred and fifty poems; one hundred and fifty steps erected between…
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…
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…