W e are days away from Lenten fasts and the Catholic maxim, “When Catholics feast they really feast and when they fast they cheat.” The fact...

I like to eat. I like to eat a lot. My four favorite food groups are 1) meaty 2) cheesy 3) greasy, and 4) extra cheese. In the midst of a m...

T here is a tendency within humans to want to worship with like- minded people. There is a higher comfort level when similar beliefs unite t...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND : “ I n an era in which eloquence is less valued that the ability to type a semi-cogent thought in on...

I Last week, you may remember, there was no post on Tuesday owing to my road trip to Washington D. C. in order to see Cleveland priest Neal ...

T here was a time that I found litanies of any kind painfull y BOARING. The mere thought of a litany coming up was enough to send me into de...

T here are a few projects before at the moment, some personal and some as a parish, that are taking some deep prayer. You know the parish pr...

H ere is an examination of conscience that my mother gave to me when I was a young adult. I changed it a little bit. It isn’t the kind to us...

J ust so you know, there will not be a post tomorrow . I will be in Washington D. C. for the ordination of a fellow Cleveland priest who wil...

I t seems that people crave ritual – even non-Catholic s. Witness in recent years the explosion (it seems to me anyway) of people setting up...

O ur secretary had an egg for lunch the other day. “Did you hear the good news?” she asked, “Science now says that we can have an egg a day!...

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FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND : “ H ow interesting that Catholics were asked not what was most important but what was most “meaning...

I t's comic strip day again. Actually, Fr. Pfeiffer is a very conscientious and careful driver. He never pulls out without making sure ...

W ho would have thought a better filing system would make life so much better? I’ve actually cleaned most of the stuff off of my desk simply...