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 …

January 23, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes Very soon the season Lent begins, and many old questions and dilemmas return. Should I give something up? Why do people give things up? Why can’t we eat meat on Fridays in Lent? Why do we have days of fast and abstinence? And, …

January 23, 2012 By Michael Daley Ushering in the new year, a long-time thorn in the side of Christianity died — British American journalist Christopher Hitchens. Actually, he was more than a thorn. Not only did Hitchens deny the existence of God, he dismissed the value of organized religion altogether. …

January 23, 2012 By Sean Reynolds Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child” (Matthew 2:7,8).