By Father Timothy P. Schehr Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Ezekiel 17:22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34   By this time in summer we can clearly see growth from the seeds planted weeks ago. Each year the miracle of life repeats itself right before our eyes. In this Sunday’s Gospel …

June 1, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt As friends and neighbors planted their summer gardens, I realized that “ideal growing conditions” apply to people as well as seeds.

June 1, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is an ancient way within the church to discover, know and understand who Jesus is as Son of God and one of us.  

June 1, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel A few weeks ago, I had to be on Long Island for a meeting with a few other vocation directors to talk about some national strategies and plans that affect all of us who toil in this field.

June 1, 2012 By Michael Daley Though I am involved in it now, growing up I never participated in Cub Scouts. Merit badges, camp songs, numerous knots, nature hikes, and official uniforms were not part of my childhood years.

June 1, 2012 By Bonnie Mack “The family exists at the heart of all societies. It is the first and most basic community to which every person belongs. There is nothing more fundamental to our vitality as a society and as a Church. For, in the words of John Paul …

May 11, 2012 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC   Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Psalm 98:1-4; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17   The Christian message spread fairly quickly after the Pentecost event.

May 1, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken …

May 1, 2012 By Michael Daley On a daily basis I encounter them — disturbing, startling, discomforting, angering, humorous, ironic, sarcastic, irreverent, damning, uplifting, and insightful words and images. Though you may be led to think that I’m referring to the newspaper, television, books, or a billboard as the source, …

May 1, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt The Gospel for the Feast of the Ascension is for go-getters — not for lazy believers with lead-feet disease. In this Gospel reading the angels offer us the timeless question, “Why do you stand here looking into the sky?” In other words, they prod …