August 1, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Don’t you just dread meetings? A great meeting, say business communications experts, should last no more than one hour. Yet, most of the ones that I attend seem to go on and on, with the average meeting time being three hours. It seems that …

August 1, 2012 By Sister Janet Schaeffler, OP My two-year-old great nephew loves his own bed, his own blanket and his little turtle and lamb that go to bed with him each night. On his second birthday, he received some new things for his bedroom, including a new comforter and …

August 1, 2012 By Michael Daley This past January, prior to our school’s annual participation in the March for Life in Washington, D.C., we visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. In order to get to the permanent exhibit, you have to take an elevator to the fourth floor. Upon boarding …

August 1, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes Today, many Catholics talk about the “New Evangelization” but when asked, “What exactly do you mean by that?” the question is followed by silence, an awkward pause, or scattered thoughts.

August 1, 2012 By Steve Trosley Dad could be rough around the edges, but he wanted his sons polished.

July 27, 2012 By Terrance Callan Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 2 Kings 4:42-4; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15

By Terrance Callan   Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13   Invitations summon us to action and demand a response. As Christians we have received an invitation from God through Jesus. God has invited us to continue the work of Jesus by bringing the word …

July 6, 2012 By Terrance Callan Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6

June 29, 2012 By Terrance Callan Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43

June 25, 2012 By Michael Daley Before anyone dismissively accuses me of being blue, red or green, I want to say two things: 1) It’s a sin not to vote; and 2) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November should be a holy day of obligation (in America) celebrating …