I remember a friend of mine in the seminary showing me his list of things that he was going to try to tackle in Lent. It was long and demanding. I remember being impressed but also somewhat dubious. Usually to make one change in our life is hard enough, but...

This week, St. Martin’s Pantry provided food for 320 families. We are deeply grateful to all of the pantry’s generous supporters, including St. Francis, St. Rose of Lima, St. Bartholomew, Our Lady of Mercy and Our Lady of Grace, for helping us serve those in need in our community...

Jesus calls his disciples in this Sunday’s gospel to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Salt was used as a preservative in the time of Jesus, since refrigeration didn’t exist. It kept food from rotting. So Christians are to preserve society to keep it from the corruption that is the result of sin. Jesus warns his disciples, though...