Parishes need to become environments of living communion and participation that are mission-oriented.
Pray, Decide and Don’t Worry – Part 2: SEARCHING
1 Peter 5:7 says, “Cast all your anxieties upon Him, for he cares about you.”
The Church Celebrates the Feast of the Holy Rosary During October
The Story of Our Lady of the Rosary Saint Pius V established this feast in 1573. The purpose was to thank God for the victory of Christians over the Turks at Lepanto—a victory attributed to the praying of the Rosary. Clement XI extended the feast to the universal Church in 1716. The development of the…
The Weakland Case: Can Truth, Justice, Mercy and Peace be Found?
It has been interesting to see what people have written about Archbishop Weakland since his death. Some have praised him. Some have foist nothing but invective upon his name.
Reality Check
What are the “little and feeble assaults” in your life? Are there little temptations that become so common in your day-to-day activities that you no longer give them much thought? In his, Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales creates vivid images, large and small, of temptations that bombard us daily. No one…
St. Bernard, Confessions, and God’s Will
This week in the Gospel we hear the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It allows us to reflect on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Thus, let us look at The Stages of Contemplation. This is from a sermon from Saint Bernard, abbot. The abbot writes that availing ourselves of The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a good…
Fr. Charles Zlock 