The race is the quintessential metaphor of the journey of life itself, of the struggle toward holiness in the heart of every soul trying to follow our Lord to Heaven.
Category: Columns
Saints for failed resolutions
To help me make some headway on my resolutions, it might be time for me to call in the big guns — the saints — for help.
Toast for a winter wedding
Dear Readers,
I wish you could have been with me at my son’s wedding last week. The beautiful Nuptial Mass was celebrated at Holy Mother of Consolation Church in Oregon with a lovely reception afterwards down the road at a banquet hall overlooking the valley.
Since you weren’t able to be there, I thought I might at least share with you the toast I gave at the dinner; I’m fairly sure you can relate to what I was trying to say:
A lesson in Catholic hospitality
I realized later that hospitality really is at the heart of evangelization, when you open the doors of your heart and home to the domestic Church inside, even when it is really difficult.
Supporting Orders and celebrating the Christmas season
Merry Christmas! To enhance your table during this season of cheer, here are nine divine treats from Religious Orders across the county to keep the celebration going until the Epiphany.
Reflecting on resolving
If 640 million of us succeeded in keeping resolutions designed to improve the content of our character and not just the beauty of our bodies, we just might make the world a better place in which to live.
Noticing proof that someone cares
Sometimes, amid the chaos in our lives, we just need to know that someone cares.
‘Now thank we all our God . . .’
For what are you thankful?
Celebrate October by praying the Rosary
Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Holy Rosary on October 7.
The evolution of the front porch
Dear Readers, Used to be, in the morning, the top step of the front porch was the place to sit and await the arrival of Mr. Reed, the mailman, before it was time to get ready for afternoon kindergarten.