January 10, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt The last cheese ball has bit the dust. The stinky, monk cheese (as my children call it) is only a memory. Just the dregs of the raspberry-chocolate liqueur remain. It’s now officially time to declare that the feasting is over, and we wassailers must …

January 10, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel As the implementation of the new translation of the Roman Missal neared, I was often asked what affect I thought it would have on vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

January 5, 2012 By Terrance Callan Epiphany: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 We have all had the experience of suddenly understanding something that had puzzled us.

January 1, 2012 By Terrance Callan Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21 One week after we have remembered and celebrated the birth of Jesus, we turn our attention to Mary, the mother of Jesus, as we observe the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

December 18, 2011   By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC   Fourth Sunday of Advent: 2 Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Psalm 89: 2-5, 27, 29; Romans 16: 25-27; Luke 1:26-38 As our Advent reflections continue, our first reading this week tells us about David’s desire to build a …

December 4, 2011 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Second Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85: 9-14;  2 Peter 3: 8-14; Mark 1: 1-8. In this beautiful season of Advent, one can realize a sense of expectation of the coming of the feast of the birth of …

November 27, 2011 By Terrance Callan First Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 With this Sunday we begin the season of Advent, our time of preparation for the coming of Christ.

November 21, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt Well, it has finally happened: I am getting requests for topics that you want to hear about! 

November 21, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel Often when I do presentations on vocations to the priesthood and religious life, the introduction includes the instruction to pray for our priests and religious because they have given up so much in order to respond to their call. 

November 21, 2011 By Michael Daley With words that may very well be considered heretical for someone who is both Jesuit educated and employed, Maryknoll Father Bob McCahill is someone who keeps me Catholic.