April 16, 2023. Locked Doors
Today’s Gospel Story takes place later on in the day of Easter. Jesus’ disciples had locked themselves up in a room together because they were afraid of what might happen…
Today’s Gospel Story takes place later on in the day of Easter. Jesus’ disciples had locked themselves up in a room together because they were afraid of what might happen…
Jesus’ Resurrection is so great and profound that there are any number of ways to hear it speaking to us in our lives now, and not just offering hope for…
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These are some random thoughts on what the Gospel Story for the Feast of the Hoy Family says to me as I have been pondering it in the setting of…
Recently a well respected (definitely by me) Presbyterian Elder wrote an article entitled “Maybe it's time to reconsider calling priests ‘Father’" for the NCR (National Catholic Reporter). He had some…
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As is fairly well known, recently Vice President Joe Biden officiated at the same sex wedding of two friends of his in his official residence. As would be expected, the…
With all the recent madness in our country it would be nice to see some leadership from the USCCB, the American Catholic Bishops. Unfortunately there has been precious little. Unless…
Recently Archbishop Chaput asserted in a new set of “pastoral“ guidelines that “divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, as well as cohabitating unmarried couples, must ‘refrain from sexual intimacy’ to receive…