Many mornings, before my family gets up, I walk out of the bedroom, go outside, kneel down, and pray. Not because I am particularly holy or good. I am neither...
Catholic Voices
Despite President Biden’s commitment to unifying our nation, unity seems elusive within the political rancor. Catholics are not exempt from the discord, and...
Readings (Year B) Job 7:1-4, 6-7Psalm 147:1-61 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23Mark 1:29-39 Reflection: Re-connect with God I grew up in Wisconsin about 45 minutes...
In his book, The Rule of Peace: St. Benedict and the European Future (St. Bede’s Publications), the English writer Christopher Derrick writes, “Stress and...
Lucy Maud Montgomerys spunky heroine Anne of Green Gables famously uses the term “kindred spirits” to describe people with whom she quickly senses...
Readings (Year B) Deuteronomy 18:15-20Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-91 Corinthians 7:32-35Mark 1:21-28 Reflection: Like father, like son I left home when I was...
Good public schools; regular garbage pickup; well-maintained streets and water systems; police, fire, and EMS first responders: What’s not to like about...
When 2020 started, I thought it was going to be my year. Everything was lining up perfectly: I’d ride out the first few months of the year in a job I didn’t...
Readings (Year B) Jonah 3:1-5, 10Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-91 Corinthians 7:29-31Mark 1:14-20 Reflection: Christian unity This past August, a colleague and I...
Readings (Year B) 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 101 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20John 1:35-42 Reflection: Images of God What is your image of God...
