Alison Blanchet
Prioritizing spiritual nourishment
Have you heard of Georgi Readman? Probably not — the teen had her 15 minutes of fame on the homepage of Yahoo News a few weeks ago when they wrote about her addiction to Ramen […]
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Father Bryan P. Babick
The Holy Spirit
The Easter Season gradually builds toward a crescendo. The Resurrected Lord prepares the Apostles for His ascension into heaven, but assures them that the new creation He had promised in the kingdom will be given […]
Father Bryan P. Babick
Why ‘Easter’?
One tactic that modern secular, progressive, anti-Catholic, agnostic, atheistic, outright angry celebrities employ is to ridicule away the names of Christian festivals by appealing to their supposed ancient pagan origins. They tell us, for instance, […]
Father Jeffrey Kirby
Catholic men’s residence celebrates feast day of St. Katharine Drexel
CHARLESTON—Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone visited the Drexel House on Wentworth Street on March 2 to honor the feast day of its patron, St. Katharine Drexel. “God has a call for everyone, and part of life […]
Father Bryan P. Babick
Expectations can be blinding
The first Ordinary Sundays of the Liturgical year focus on the initiation of Jesus’ public ministry, which begin after His Baptism. We hear from St. Luke’s recollection of the time when Jesus entered the synagogue. […]
Alison Blanchet
Add spiritual regimens to your list of resolutions
This past month I revisited an inner battle that you might be able to relate to. With daylight savings time causing a sunset long before I’m home from work, what little fitness time I used […]
Father Bryan P. Babick
The Baptism of the Lord
The Christmas season ends and Ordinary Time begins with a celebration of the Baptism of the Lord. The rich decorations and hymns of Christmas cheer give way to a celebration of the adult Christ entering […]
Alison Blanchet
From election woes to election whoas!
Election 2012 was a day when my wildest dreams did not come true. As much as I told myself that no matter what happened, I’d be ready to accept the future with the certainty that […]
Father Bryan P. Babick
Advent hope
The Liturgical year begins much as it ended. With the last few Sundays of the year, the Church offers for our prayer Scripture passages about the end of the world and the role that Christ […]
Christina Capecchi
Fire, snow and wind: Faith that withstands the elements
The men had just left morning Mass when they spotted the flames. It was the second Monday of November, and they’d been without electricity since Saturday. Torrential winds had toppled trees and power lines, so […]