H ow can we imagine the Catholic parish of tomorrow?   There is little doubt that many of the Catholic institutions of today wil...

I n the original Law and Order series they had the odd habit of ending conversations abruptly.   I suppose it was so that they could get...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND:  " G uilt is never as good a motivator as love."  from Robert Dugoni's, "The Con...

F or those of you who don't know, St. Sebastian is home of a brick parking lot.  Eighty some years ago, Monsignor Zwisler bought the br...

M uch of the work of Vatican II can be undone with just five simple words – words that strike terror into a liturgist who just wants to ...

The Liturgy of the Hours is the official prayer of the Catholic Church.   SEE HERE   The ordained and those in consecrated life make sol...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND :  " E ven if the priest is as dry as dust on toast in the desert, God still works."  Anon....

T he first emergency call came late on Saturday morning.  It was in the form of a text sent from Fr. Pfeiffer.  He had the flu.  And if was...

M y evil plan is right on schedule.   While I was in the seminary, the priest shortage was in full swing.   It did not bother ...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND :  " I f a man is genuinely superior to his fellows the first thing he believes in is the equal...

A nd now the award for the best Easter Vigil incident: As most of you are aware, the Easter Vigil is by far the most complicated Mass tha...

  W hat is the best way to get over a chronic sin?   A)     Stop going to confession until you have it handled? B)     Skip conf...

E verybody cheers for the parade. Most are appreciative of the work that went into floats and music. Few think of all those who clean ...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND :  " Y ou don't give a gift to shape someone into the person you want him to be.  You give ...

S t. John of the Cross said that when God the Father didn’t find love in the human race, He put love in the human race, in the Incarnati...