G O D B L E S S O U R V E T E R A N S T hank you for all of you who did and do serve. God bless those who gave of themselves so that other ...

A s we continue our discussion on basilicas take a look at the unique coat of arm s that they have. As written here ( a few years ago ) ther...

T his may seem trivial but it bothers me like a June fly incessantly circling my head. You try to ignore it but eventually it gets to you an...

I t seems that the Church has a cool name for just about everything. (I mean – come on – who really needs a word like “tintinnabulum” – but ...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND : “ T he real measure of your wealth is how much is how much you would be worth if you lost all your ...

I do enjoy being a pastor. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. But even the best of jobs can have their tedious side. But amidst the usual b...

T here is another object besides the ombrillino that helps mark a building a basilica. It is a staff with a bell on it called a Tintinnabulu...

B eauty, if it is truly to be thought so, must be wedded to some truth. Beauty without truth will ultimately fail to satisfy. If you should ...

S o let us say that you are going to go to the megaplex to watch a movie. Not having kept up with what is playi ng lately you decide to look...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND : “ C atholicism is, and always has been, inseparable from the high ideal of chastity. When I say th...

I t was quite a weekend! Weddings, baptisms, ordination, first communions, regular Masses, confessions, and an anointing thrown in for good ...

T here are different designations for church buildings. Most are familiar with the parish church or cathedral. Another distinction that may ...

A s I have traveled from assignment to assignment and parish to parish I was struck at the differences between the way funeral homes practic...

“ R omance,” to misquote The Princess Bride “is not dead. It’s just mostly dead. See, th ere's a big difference between mostly dead, and...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND : “ F eelings are a great gift but they’re treacherous if they’re all we live for. They drive us bac...