Diocese’s communications efforts have always pointed to evangelization
I’ve now served in the Catholic press for 12 years. I use the term “serve” because those of us in the field consider this to be a vocation.
Classical painting reminds us of Christ’s light
The scene is one you might share from your own memory. It is the image of a mother, father and two children delighting in the sweet innocence of an infant.
Thanksgiving and Advent help us see others’ needs
With Thanksgiving around the corner, and Christmas not far behind, thoughts of gratitude, and giving, are close at heart. For those of modest means, the holidays are also a time to be mindful of their money, to keep within a budget. But, let’s face it, the pressure to spend is sometimes overwhelming.
Ash Wednesday — a kick-start to holiness
When I was in college there was a group of students who didn’t always practice their faith, but when Ash Wednesday rolled around all decided to band together in giving up a few particular sins common among college students.
COVID-19: A wake-up call for America, world
When the reports started coming in about COVID-19 it seemed so remote, so far from our little corner of the world. And then one of my sons, a critical-care nurse at a Valley hospital, sat down and had a chat with me. He was deeply concerned about the path of destruction this disease was unleashing, and he wanted his dad and me to take it seriously.
Elders are called to pass on the music of our faith
On a Christmas morning, long ago, my son gave me a gift I had long desired — an Irish flute. My head was filled with grand designs of mastering the instrument, which resembles my childhood recorder, but it has been more of a challenge than I expected. And you should see the size of the instruction book that came with it.
Christ the light of the world
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Advent is a time to watch and prepare for the coming of Christ just as vigilantly as we scan the skies for those first tentative signs that the days are slowly but surely getting longer.
New York Cardinal’s reflections provide much food for spiritual thought
Anyone who has ever heard Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan — in personal conversation, interviewed on TV, giving a homily or addressing a conference — knows the archbishop of New York is not at a loss for words.
The gift of mercy, born in a stable, has come to heal us
When we think of God in all His majesty and glory and purity, we are awestruck by the realization that He sent His only Son to be born in the humble stable in Bethlehem, to live among us as a Man, and to die on the cross for our wretched sins.
Lenten penance prepares us for spiritual battle
In a world in which people often pride themselves on “having no regrets,” it’s admitting we have a few, or eight, or 50.
