And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched the...
In the Pews
Bob Dylan was singing “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” And, circa 1968, in the Long Island, New York, parish of St. Anne’s in Garden City, they were. Sunday...
Easter necessitates exuberance for the resurrection of the Lord and the gift of new life. But some parishes fall short of this joyful acceptance of new life...
Julia Erdlen remembers the first time she saw bread baked in her kitchen become the body of Christ at the altar. “The first time the presider held up the host...
On October 1, 2017, an assailant opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas, killing more than 60 people and wounding hundreds of others. At our parish staff...
How Dolores would’ve chortled. There I was, scrunched into a van with seven family members, headed for a three-day weekend in the mountains. The car overflowed...
As a college freshman, I first came to church because I felt I should, not because I felt I belonged. Yet, something special happened when I came to that...
Two years after Pope Francis was elected, he told a Mexican television reporter that “I have a sensation that my pontificate will be short; four or five years;...
“We call it ‘whiskey, wings, and wisdom’ but there was only whiskey at the first meeting,” says Chuck Kohl, a 56-year-old father of four. “We do occasionally...
“Welcome to the Hungry Snail!” My daughter greets me at the bottom of the stairs with a napkin draped over her arm, gesturing to the dining room where she and...
