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Catholic Thoughts: When the Holy Spirit winks

I have had a few run-ins with the Holy Spirit in my day and thought that this month in which we celebrate Pentecost would be an excellent time to share what this Holy Breath is up to. For the most part, we seem to encounter the third party of the …
Seize the Moment Fathers can learn much from man who never spoke in Gospels

June is the month for celebrating fathers. Father’s Day is June 16 this year. We grow up hearing that the model father is St. Joseph, and this is true. But what can we learn from a man who never is quoted in the Gospels? Let’s take a closer look at …
A Question of Faith: Has revelation ended or does God continue to reveal Himself to us?

Answer: If God’s revelation to humanity ended with the death of St. John, the last apostle, how was other information (which is not necessarily in the Bible) revealed to Church fathers and teachers? Does this kind of revelation continue today? In God’s divine plan, he slowly revealed himself to humanity, …
Busca al Señor por el Arzobispo Dennis M. Schnurr

Junio marca el final del año escolar y el comienzo de la temporada de vacaciones. Este verano, les invito a hacer algo de vacaciones que puede ser nuevo para ustedes – ir a la iglesia y no solamente para la liturgia. Es, por supuesto, un precepto importante de la Iglesia …
Seek the Lord by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr

June marks the end of the school year and the beginning of the vacation season. This summer, I invite you to do something on vacation that may be new to you – go to church, and not for the liturgy alone. It is, of course, an important precept of the …
Catholic Thoughts: ‘Be who you are and be that well’

One of my favorite sayings is from St Francis de Sales: “Be who you are and be that well. So that you may bring honor to the Master Craftsman whose handiwork you are.” It is good enough to just be yourself. In fact, God doesn’t want us to try to …
Seize the Moment Mediatrix: The month of May and the neglected church teaching about Mary

May is a magnificent month. Spring is here. The sun is shining. Life is emerging from its slumber. In Catholic tradition, this month of light, warmth, and motherhood is also devoted to the mother of Jesus. May is the “month of Mary,” and so it is fitting for us to …
Being Pro Life: Supporting parents of autistic children at Mass

We felt like we had two choices. We could either stay home, or we could go to church, and try to do the best we could. So we would go, and we would stand in the back and Kyle would fidget and sometimes pace a little bit—and we would just …
Question of Faith: May a Catholic be “ordained” to officiate at a wedding outside the Catholic Church?

In the age of the internet, it is possible to be “ordained” a minister in a matter of minutes. The virtual churches that offer online ordinations do not require any education or training. They style themselves as “multi-denominational” or “nondenominational,” and do not ask for assent to a specific Creed …
Busca al Señor por el Arzobispo Dennis M. Schnurr

La Arquidiócesis de Cincinnati ordena hombres al sacerdocio cada mayo. Este es también un mes popular para bodas. Esa es probablemente, una apropiada coincidencia. El Matrimonio y las Ordenes Sagradas (que incluyen el diaconado permanente) son sacramentos importantes que, según el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, consagran a los destinatarios …