April 6, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt There is a raging controversy in the church. No, it’s not about capital punishment, married priests or euthanasia. It is a topic much closer to my heart: It seems there are two liturgical camps with regard to the Easter fire. The Easter fire is …

April 10, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Fifth Sunday of Lent: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45.

March 31, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Fourth Sunday of Lent: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41.

March 31, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel I was raised in a very small town, roughly 1,000 people total, even including the surrounding countryside. To say that everyone knew everyone would be an understatement. Despite the

March 29, 2011 By Michael Daley Though it’s a story that has made the rounds, it still speaks a great truth. As it’s told a tourist to New York City gets off the subway and heads up to the street. There, in an attempt to get his bearings straight and …

March 29, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie. SC Third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9;  Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42. A theme of seeking water to drink when people suffered from thirst works through our liturgical reading for this week. In the time of the Exodus the …

March 18, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie Second Sunday of Lent: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 33:4-5, 16-20, 22; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9. Our Gospel reading about the transfiguration of Jesus is about an impressive theophany that moves our thinking forward to the resurrection and glorification of Jesus. It helps …

March 15, 2011 By Father Earl Fernandes Our family prayed the rosary every night. Invariably, my mother would say, “It’s time to pray the rosary,” just as our favorite television programs began. The rosary would be followed by a host of prayers, including the Litany of Loreto, the Angelus, a …

March 13, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt I thought that I was able to take the First Commandment out of the competition for most personal failures until a wise priest said to me, “Whatever you think about when you have nothing else on your mind, that is your god.” Wow, you …

March 13, 2011 First Sunday of Lent: Genesis 2: 7-9, 3:1-7; Psalm 51: 3-6, 12-13, 17; Roman 5: 12-19; Matthew 4:1-11. The early story of creation from which we have an excerpt in our first reading this week, gives us an answer to how evil came into God’s creation (Genesis …