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Do Catholics Really Need Shorter Homilies?

I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone applied the fast food concept to religion. Well, that someone turned out to be New Mexico Archbishop John C. Wester, whose concern about COVID-19 led him to order all priests in his diocese to...

God’s Doing

Last Sunday, if you recall, we contemplated how Jesus builds his Church by giving Simon and each one of us a new name that emphasizes our best personality trait in God’s eyes. Simon was given the name Rock (rendered poorly by the English word Peter;...

The Unity of Peter

The great inventor Thomas Edison was not a religious man, but he had a genuine respect for those who sincerely practiced their faith.  For instance, for over sixty years he generously contributed to several orders of religious sisters, especially...

Your Father

The term your Father (Πατρί σου in Greek) in the Matthean Gospel is replete with deep wisdom on who is Our Father in Heaven. Thus, in Matthew 5:16 Our Father receives His glory from you and me whenever we commit good works in front of...

True Love

A woman named Andrea was walking with her husband Steve along a forest road while they were visiting their two children at a summer camp in upstate New York.  Andrea happened to notice something partially hidden in the dirt; she had no idea...