March 16, 2012 By Father Timothy P. Schehr Fourth Sunday of Lent: 2 Chronicles 36:14-23; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 Only once every three years do we hear from Chronicles on a Sunday. But the wait is certainly worthwhile. This first reading provides the perfect summary of God’s ways with the …

March 9, 2012 By Father Timothy P. Schehr Third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25  

March 2, 2012 By Timothy P. Schehr Second Sunday of Easter: Genesis 22:1-18; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9:2-10  

March 1, 2012 By Mary Ehret Stations of the Cross. Covered statues and crucifix. Somber atmosphere. Wooden clackers. Give it up for Lent, which usually meant candy and sweets, or giving up hitting my sister.

March 1, 2012 By Michael Daley By the time you read this it may have become just another pop culture phenomenon with its 15 minutes of fame long passed.

March 1, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes Sophocles’ play “Antigone” opposes the wills of Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, and Creon, the King of Thebes. Creon had two sons: Eteocles, who was destined to reign, and Polyneices, who was exiled by Creon. Polyneices attacked the city. In the battle, the two …

March 1, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Many of us have had our incomes cut in half in the last few years. Recession, retirement and job losses have us wondering how to survive with less. In my mind, these events are God’s way of calling us to a deeper, more satisfying …

March 1, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel As I do talks on the priesthood, questions inevitably arise about priestly celibacy.

January 27, 2012 By Terrance Callan Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Sometimes a person or event stands out from the ordinary course of life and arrests our attention.

January 23, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel One of the key moments in my own vocation was several years before I even thought about the possibility that I might even be called to the priesthood. Looking back now, without this event, I would have never even considered the possibility. At …