“I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Mt 25:36) I’ve never been inside a prison. The closest I have come to inmates is driving past a highway work crew. Too often, I […]
Each May, the Church turns its gaze to Mary. From processions to more richly decorated statues, “May” and “Mary” are separated by only one letter for a reason. May had special import in Christian antiquity. […]
South Carolina is glamorous. There are shell-strewn sands running from North Myrtle Beach to Hilton Head. Charleston has its spires, Rainbow Row and outlying plantations. Columbia displays high culture, USC Gamecocks and all the symbols […]
During Holy Week 2016, New York’s Cardinal Dolan posted a complaint about the fact that basketball’s March Madness included Good Friday games in which two Catholic universities would be competing. Apparently no one representing these […]
Occasionally people point out something is floating in the chalice at Mass. No one wants to consume even a holy liquid that has some solid floating inside. The Church sees the Mass as the living […]
Let me tell you something about middle schoolers that I’ve learned over the years. They hoard food. In every parish I’ve worked in or visited — no matter how well I know the kitchens are […]
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 Working for a church, I spend a lot of time around Christians. My week days are in a church office. Sundays are […]
The farther we get into this presidential race, the better I understand my father and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. My father was a World War II veteran and one of those sons of an immigrant […]
The 50 days of Easter are a solemn journey with Christ to glory. This is showcased as each Mass begins with the liturgical procession. In Christianity, processions make imminent sense because the One worshipped is […]
Respite is one of those lovely words which sometimes evokes images of leisurely vacations or well-funded sabbaticals. These days it has also come to mean something in the two-way dynamic between those who are cared […]
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