We should know that no nuclear test can go unnoticed. Well, for us believers even the largest nuclear test would be child play when compared to the Resurrection, the most earthshaking, unrepeatable event in the history of the universe. Its...
One of the blessings of teaching high school English literature was to discover how certain stories touched various students. I recall a day when my class was discussing a novel in which a young girl’s beloved father dies from a debilitating disease...
The Venerable Fulton J. Sheen used to say that before every Easter there has to be a Good Friday. No Easter season has ever underscored the absolute veracity of this adage for me than the last one. I have a very dear friend who seems to have had a...
A priest once gave a homily on the need for faith. After Mass a man came up and said, “Father, those were nice-sounding words, but I don’t buy them. I won’t believe what you just said until you explain to me why God allowed evil and suffering to...
The full story concerning O’Reilly’s firing is not yet complete, so fairness demands that any judgment of the man be tentative and carefully qualified. A safe place to start such analysis is with general observations about scandal in high places...
The United States Navy has sent a task force to the seas surrounding North Korea. Apparently, this was done as a show of force to let the North Koreans know we mean business. Vice President Mike Pence just visited the demilitarized zone dividing the...
Happy Easter to all of you! No, I am not a week late. No, I am not trying to be facetious. I am simply trying to be realistic. Last Sunday was Easter for ideal believers. This is our Easter: the Easter for all the “Thomases” of this world—you know:...
Two of Jesus’ parables give special emphasis to humility. The Parable of the Guests (Luke 14) explains how being humble would spare a guest embarrassment. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18), explains that a humbler penitent...
