October 12, 2011 By Sean Reynolds God, do you ever lose sleep over your children? I do. I’ve got one who struggles for Cs in school:  what kind of future is out there for him? I’ve got another with a chemical imbalance that makes her crazy sometimes. Thank God for …

October 9, 2011 By Father Timothy P. Schehr Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:12-20; Matthew 22:1-14 Wedding invitations are so special they are easy to spot in a stack of mail. They are often layered with enclosures, the details prominently displayed in embossed ink on …

September 26, 2011 By Father Earl Fernandes If I had a nickel for every time someone told me they were distracted during prayer or at Mass, I would be a wealthy priest! St. Paul instructs the Thessalonians to pray unceasingly (1 Thessalonians 5:17). How difficult, seemingly impossible, that is! Maximus …

September 26, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt In a world where Halloween is running a close second behind Christmas for most popular holiday, what I have to say is going to sound like I’m raining on the parade. It’s just that the last thing we need to do to our kids …

September 26, 2011 By Father Kyle Scnippel Every year, the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors holds an annual convention that brings my counterparts from across the country together for formation, training (especially for new vocation directors), keynote addresses and just plain fraternization among priests. It tends to be an …

September 25, 2011 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25:4-9; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32

September 18, 2011 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a

September 18, 2011 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a

September 12, 2011 By Sean Reynolds, Colleen Gerke and Ken Gleason   This article is the first in an ongoing series written to assist and support parents in their vital role as leaders of their domestic churches.  If our children are to grow up as strong Catholics, it will most …

September 11, 2011 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Sirach 27:30-28:9; Psalm 103:1-4, 9-12; Romans 13: 8-10; Matthew 18:15-2