We’re in the swing of things with sacramental Masses for our youth. After a first Communion Mass last Saturday, one young boy could hardly..

“God is love” affirms St. John in this Sunday’s second reading. These three words have had the most explosive and transformative impact ...

In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus speaks of how we become spiritually fruitful: “Remain in me, as I remain in you.” At Baptism we receive ...

This Sunday is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In a special way we pray for holy vocations to the priesthood, that God would raise...

The talk of the town this past week was the eclipse of 2024. If you missed it, the next one is coming to North America in about 20 years...

The Second Sunday of Easter, also referred to as Divine Mercy Sunday, concludes the Octave of Easter. Nevertheless, we continue to live...

He is risen! He is risen, indeed! On the day of the Resurrection, what do the astonished disciples do? They run like the wind: “So they ...

My message for this Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week is the same as every year: “Participate in your salvation.” St. Augustine...

We can incorrectly suppose that Jesus was unsusceptible to normal human emotions, especially ones we consider negative emotions...

One of the difficult concepts that we have to grapple with in our relationship with God is his anger. We see in this Sunday’s first ...

One of the ladies who works at the local 7-Eleven convenience store happens to be Ethiopian Catholic, which is an ancient rite of the ...

At the conclusion of this Sunday’s gospel of the Transfiguration, Jesus tells his three closest apostles that they should keep what they...

Happy Lent! Lent comes from the old English word for spring. I pray that this holy season might bring about a springlike renewal of hope ...

Feb. 11, 1858, marked the first of multiple apparitions of Our Blessed Mother to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes...

This Sunday is Commitment Weekend for the Annual Catholic Services Appeal. Thank you for your generosity in responding to the tremendous ...

In this Sunday’s second reading St. Paul claims, “An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord...

In light of this week’s annual March for Life in Washington D.C., I would like to inform you of pending legislation in the state of ...

The Christmas decorations have been put away, the Christmas music has stopped, and the new year has begun. We see it happening in ...

This Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. The three Wise Men discover that the seeking of true wisdom leads them to Christ...

Happy Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! I hope you have found some time for rest and family time in this last week of...