Dear Readers,
Most new teachers struggle mightily during their first year in the classroom; I was no exception.
Category: Columns
A call to family, community, and participation through ecumenical prayer
As we move closer and closer to Thanksgiving and then to the graced season of Advent, we are reminded to be grateful and to keep our relationship with Jesus Christ and our family, parish, and community as primary priorities.
Taking time to ask for grace we need
Thousands of thoughts get the best of me sometimes.
November reminds us we are called to holiness
During November we celebrate the feasts of All Saints, All Souls, and Christ the King. Toward the end of November, we also begin Advent when we prayerfully, and patiently await Christ’s birth and his second coming.
The old-age test
Dear Readers,
Finally! A more reliable way to tell if you have arrived at old age!
Praying for grace to overcome fear with love
Recently, when my family tent camped atop foothills in the Rocky Mountains, we bedded down after having stored our food in the bear locker for the night.
A September Psalm
Dear Readers, Are you partial to poetry?
Our tongue can build up or tear down
When I enter a library or public building, I often notice a sign that says, “No deadly weapons allowed.”
A look at the Office of Human Life and Dignity
Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison wrote in the Catholic Herald on May 18, 2022, “The social teachings of the Catholic Church are a rich treasury of wisdom, guiding humanity to build a culture of life, love, justice, and compassion, and to seek the common good. Developed over the last century through the writings of popes, the documents of the Second Vatican Council, and the statements of various bishops’ conferences, Catholic social thought illustrates that, while the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not inherently political, it does have political, economic, social and cultural implications.”
Prayer and faith can help us to reduce stress
There is much stress today. Many married persons are stressed as they try to juggle their challenging role of mom or dad with other responsibilities.