Prayer and the gun issue in America

I have been aware of the topic of “prayer” as part of the recent battles here in America over gun control following the tragedy in the Connecticut school.  More than once I have seen a theme pop up in discussion that brings God into the equation.  Already the equation...

Advent 2012

“I haven’t got a clue when the world will cease to exist, but on this, the first day of the Church’s Year, I know that the Lord returns to us every time we love, forgive, share, are compassionate, are generous and sacrificial toward one another. It...

Resurrection

Recently, my nephew and his wife were trying to explain Easter to their first grader.  They said she was troubled by the idea of it all.  I’d say for any child, the image of a man coming out of tomb would be an unusual thing for them to think about, and maybe even a...

Busy USA Summer

We are about to depart for Australia and our three months of work there. A highlight for me this past July was a study pilgrimage tour of the holy places of St. Francis and St. Clare inRrome and Assisi. It was a test for my two new prosthetic hips and one I passed...

Survey of Young Catholics

We received 77 responses.  Thank you to all who helped us by filling out the survey.  We have tallied the results and will now incorporate them into our talk on Mission. We were very impressed by the faithful and thoughtful responses.  We were inspired by the ways in...