Friday June 7, 2024

As you drive into the center of Paris from the airport, a dramatic scene unfolds before you. Standing on a hill, a brilliant white marbled, domed edifice arrests your attention. It's the famous church of the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de…

Wednesday June 5, 2024

For most of us, every time we pass a cemetery a wave of sadness can hit. Understandably so. Yet for us Christians, what tempers our broken hearts is the one doctrine that has been mocked throughout the ages -- the resurrection of our…

Sunday June 2, 2024

Sunday June 2, 2024

Thursday May 30, 2024

Anyone who tries to walk the Christian path knows it's not easy. Suffering and trials will surely come, just as the spring rains fall. It's precisely in the struggle where God can do his finest work. 

Tuesday May 28, 2024

Wednesday May 22, 2024

In our first reading today, St. James flatters us with a lovely compliment, "You puff of smoke..."! Thanks St. James. I thought we were friends? On the surface, it may seem like an insult, but after Pentecost, being a "puff of smoke" is…

Sunday May 19, 2024

Today, we celebrate our birthday! The Catholic Church was born on this day, as we celebrate the great solemnity of Pentecost. The long promised gift of Jesus Christ has come -- the Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity.

Thursday May 16, 2024

St. Paul exhorts the priests from the church in Ephesus to be vigilant. Once he leaves, he warns them, "savage wolves" will descend upon the flock. What do we do when they come? 

Sunday May 12, 2024

Last Sunday we pondered the question during my Sunday homily, “What type of Christian does the world need?” I was trying to zero in on the answer of what type of Christian attracts more souls to Jesus Christ and his Church? This question…