February 3, 2012

By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Job 7: 1-4, 6-7; Psalm 147: 1-6; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 Continue reading →

January 27, 2012

By Terrance Callan

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28

Sometimes a person or event stands out from the ordinary course of life and arrests our attention.

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By Stephen A. Trosley

I watched from the window of my house as my brother went to his car to find something. It was snowing: a gentle, quiet earth-fall of myriad miniature angels through the late-night sky.

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January 23, 2012

By Father Kyle Schnippel

One of the key moments in my own vocation was several years before I even thought about the possibility that I might even be called to the priesthood. Looking back now, without this event, I would have never even considered the possibility. At the time, however, it was just another event that I was honored to be a part of.

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January 23, 2012

By Father Earl Fernandes

Very soon the season Lent begins, and many old questions and dilemmas return. Should I give something up? Why do people give things up? Why can’t we eat meat on Fridays in Lent? Why do we have days of fast and abstinence? And, finally, does it all matter? Continue reading →

January 23, 2012

By Michael Daley

Ushering in the new year, a long-time thorn in the side of Christianity died — British American journalist Christopher Hitchens. Actually, he was more than a thorn. Not only did Hitchens deny the existence of God, he dismissed the value of organized religion altogether. This was made abundantly clear in his “New York Times” best seller, God is Not Great: How Religion Spoils Everything. Continue reading →

January 23, 2012

By Sean Reynolds

Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child” (Matthew 2:7,8).

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January 20, 2012

By Terrance Callan

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jonah 3:1-5, 10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20. Continue reading →

January 23, 2012

By Jim Rigg

At this time of year, I am always reminded of an experience from my first years as a Catholic school principal.

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January 23, 2012

By Jeanne Hunt

It’s 1959, and St. Procopius Catholic School is flourishing. There are two of every grade and 18 religious Sisters who serve the students.

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