R ecently at Mass we sang, “Be Not Afraid.”  In these posts readers have picked up on a disdain for songs in which a congregation is asked ...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND :  " P eople who read the Atlantic  are smarter than the readers of Go Fug Yourself, but someti...

I greatly enjoy writing homilies.  I typically start planning a homily about Tuesday for the following Sunday.  There is a lot of prayer, t...

C an you believe that put that monstrosity in you parish church and called it art??? (This happens often enough that I bet most people ...

I . . .  Uhm . . .  How do I say this? I agree with the article that I was in the Akron Beacon Journal this past week - but I ...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND :  " P eople use drugs, legal and illegal, because their lives are intolerably painful or dull....

W e have a really nice Paschal Candle stand.  It was designed specifically for our parish by the architect who designed all of our buildi...

A ccording to Wikipedia anyway, the Skytree Tower in Tokyo is the tallest tower in the world.  But is it a work of art?   We can ask th...

A couple of weeks ago I made mention that Catholic clergy and institutions have a right, under certain conditions, to have a coat of arms....

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND :  " L ike much else, killing was something one could get used to."  from Christopher R. B...

S o the beautiful is not just matter of taste but a transcendental.  There are things that are fascinating, innovative, novel and maybe eve...

A bout ten years ago the Diocese of Cleveland changed from permanent pastorates to term limits.  I was on the committee to assist the the...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND :  " M arriage, again like life in the Church, is in many ways, 'a long walk of mercy.'...

T hose are not squiggly lines that you are looking at.  That is what the Missal looks like to me when the server first brings the book ov...

A s you get ready to go to church today, what might have been going on there already to make ready for your day of prayer?   Pianos a...