The Church

Feb 22

Life Changing Moments

I’ve been thinking about life-changing moments. Those moments that profoundly change your world and your perspective, and how some happen...

Aug 28, 2023

Bruised Love

Last week it became public knowledge that Fr. Frank, the Vice President of the Paulist Fathers, had been suspended from his priestly...

Sep 28, 2022

Own Your Spirituality

We are often told that one of the most important ways to stay healthy is to keep moving - not to become sedentary. But human nature is...

Aug 23, 2022

Opposite Attraction

If you are like me, you may be emotionally and spiritually exhausted from the animosity and polarization that exists in our society and...

May 18, 2022

Abortion: Sophie's Choice

Abortion is the loudest, most contentious topic in American politics and culture today. For the American Catholic Church, abortion has...

May 4, 2022

Who Are We Post-Pandemic?

Last week the CDC announced that the U.S. is out of the pandemic stage of the coronavirus. We are beginning to stick our heads outside of...

Apr 5, 2022

I Can't Get No Satisfaction

The older I get, the more violence disturbs me. Every weeknight, I take my psychic temperature to see if I can tolerate watching the...

Mar 21, 2022

So You Think This Has Nothing To Do With You

Civil Administration Building, Vatican City For many Catholics, when we think of the Vatican, we imagine St. Peter’s Basilica with its...

Feb 22, 2022

Pope Francis, Marshall McLuhan, and John Lewis walk into a bar...

The universal Catholic Church is currently engaged in a massive world-wide undertaking. Pope Francis has called for a synod, which is a...

Jan 24, 2022

The Pets Versus Children Controversy

In his Wednesday general audience a few weeks ago, Pope Francis talked about declining fertility rates, especially in developing...

Jan 11, 2022

What's It Going To Take To Change The Church?

I have never been attracted to saying the rosary. That said, I love rosary beads. There are five sets in my nightstand that I have...

Dec 1, 2021

Caught Being Good

Our parish grammar school had a long-time first grade teacher who developed a method of classroom management that bordered on genius. ...