Hope in the Lord — Address to U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
byHere are excerpts from my presidential address to the fall assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (Click here for the full…
Editorials & Commentary
An Encouraging Word — Making people into idols
byBe on your guard against idols. I John 5:21 It seems that people in our culture feel a burning need and a relentless drive…
Liturgy Matters — The gift of silence
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock Silence is a rare commodity in the world in which we live. We have become so accustomed to being bombarded…
A Time to Speak — A View from the Pew
byBy Merry Dougherty On a recent college visit with our oldest son, he walked out of the information session and uttered (pun intended) these…
An Encouraging Word — Paying attention
byThey have eyes, but see not. Mark 8:18 People ask me all the time where I get my ideas to write about. The answer…
An Encouraging Word — The pursuit of happiness
byHappy the one who discovers wisdom. Proverbs 3:13 The other day, someone asked me how I was. To my own surprise, I answered, “I’m…
Hope in the Lord — Families and persons with a disability
byMy good friend growing up, Ed Leahy, asked me to give the keynote talk at the 13th Conference on Disability at the University of…
An Encouraging Word — The root of excuses
byThey all began to excuse themselves. Luke 14:18 Forget about being too young, too old, too tired, too overweight, too out of shape, too…
A Time to Speak — The miraculous gift of adoption
byBy Doug and Ann Pifer For those of you who are interested in pro-life ministry, I need to alert you. This is not yet…
Liturgy Matters — Why go to Mass? Part III
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock This final article on why we go to Mass focuses on the second half of the Constitution on the Sacred…