Lent is upon us. Many take the opportunity to grow closer to our Lord by taking on extra penances, fasting a little more often, or perhaps allotting additional time for prayer and devotion. Lenten practices are meant to establish more permanent...
Our form of government in the United States is surprisingly compatible with the long-standing social teaching of the Catholic Church. St. Pope John XXIII, in his encyclical letter, “Peace on Earth”, teaches, “Authority must be guided by the moral...
Sisters and Brothers,Barnabas, the companion of St. Paul wrote in a letter attributed to him “Love your neighbor more than your own life. Do not kill an unborn child through abortion, nor destroy it after birth.” (Office of Readings, Wednesday...
Jesus is earthy. He who through which the physical universe was created became an incarnate being of skin, muscle, bones and hair. These are earthy things. Jesus ate, drank, tasted food, sweat, bled, felt pain and fatigue, got blisters and stiff...
I love the story of Flavius Claudius Julianus. He was a Roman emperor who died in 363 A.D. He also went by another moniker, Julian the Apostate. He holds the distinction of being the last non-Christian emperor of Rome. He was called the “apostate”...
This past week I attended a presentation that left me with chills and a sense of horror. A local Detroit group, Night Angels, gave a presentation about the scourge of human trafficking. Founded by Mel and Twyla Baggett, Night Angels is a Christian...
Covid-19 is still with us as we begin the year 2021. Who would have thought one year ago that we would still be immersed in this crisis? I remember the initial call to lock down and stay at home. Give it three weeks, we were told, and we will stop...
The readings for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2021, talk about God speaking to us, to you, to me, to all people. In the first reading from Deuteronomy, Chapter 18:15-20, Moses tells the people, “A prophet like me will the Lord, your God, raise...
