text “Is there room for laughter during Advent?” The older woman was in her late eighties and suffered from severe diabetes…
text “Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus, Deus Aderit.” Don’t panic. The rest of the essay will be in English! The Latin phrase,…
text “Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus, Deus Aderit.” Don’t panic. The rest of the essay will be in English! The Latin phrase,…
text All Saints Day 2020: The Friends of God In this midst of what can only be called a calamitous year, and our nation prepares to elect a new…
text “For all the saints who from their labors rest.” — by Fr. Joe Gillespie, O.P. “For all the saints, who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before…
text “For all the saints who from their labors rest.” — by Fr. Joe Gillespie, O.P. “For all the saints, who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before…
text 30th Sunday of the Year: 25 October 2020 — Neighbors For those who were appalled by the New York Times report this week on the failure of the U.S…
text “Do you love me?” “I suppose I do” Often, when I hear the question, “Do you love me?” I think of a beautiful…
text “Do you love me?” “I suppose I do” Often, when I hear the question, “Do you love me?” I think of a beautiful…
text 29th Sunday of the Year: Life and Taxes [Busy days at hand: students’ mid-terms and papers are clamoring for attention. The following is a…
text “Heads I win, tails you lose.” The games of marbles we played on the parking lot of Incarnation School were…
text “Heads I win, tails you lose.” The games of marbles we played on the parking lot of Incarnation School were…
text 28th Sunday of the Year: Wine Party As the focus of national news programs shifted last week (and the week before) to concerns about…
text “Don’t leave before the miracle happens.” Last week I received a letter from the Archdiocesan Office for Canonical…
text “Don’t leave before the miracle happens.” Last week I received a letter from the Archdiocesan Office for Canonical…
text 27th Sunday of the Year: Harvest of Flame In this strange, almost “apocalyptic” year, as the news reporters often call it, one of the most…
text “No Whine Before Its Time.” Instead of taking the staircase, I opted to take the elevator to the third…
text “No Whine Before Its Time.” Instead of taking the staircase, I opted to take the elevator to the third…
text 26th Sunday of the Year: True Obedience September has been another record-shattering period for wildfires in the West and hurricanes in the…
text .“Yes! We have no bananas.” Reportedly, a woman in search of bananas went into a tiny grocery store…
text .“Yes! We have no bananas.” Reportedly, a woman in search of bananas went into a tiny grocery store…
text 25th Sunday of the Year: Beyond Justice This past week, the Chicago area was witness to a nurses’ strike for more just wages and fairer…
text "Too much of a good thing is wonderful!" The young mother and her two children were sitting in the booth behind me. I…
text "Too much of a good thing is wonderful!" The young mother and her two children were sitting in the booth behind me. I…
text 24th Sunday of the year: The Wondrous Cross Tomorrow’s observance of the Triumph of the Cross marks the half-way point to the great Paschal…
