February 27, 2011 By Terrance Callan Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 49:14-15; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34

February 28, 2011 By Michael Daley I don’t often quote Latin, but if you say this phrase loud enough, you can either scare someone out of hell or condemn them to it — “Extra ecclesiam nulla salus” (“Outside the church there is no salvation”).

February 16, 2011 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48  

February 18, 2011 The United States has a rich history of freedom. Still, every nation’s history is filled with shadows and light; great evils have been tolerated and even perpetuated. February is Black History Month, and 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. The presence …

February 11, 2011 By Thomas Callan Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Sirach 15:15-20; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 We enjoy reading books and seeing movies about heroic exploits, but most of our lives do not consist of such things. Our lives are made up of ordinary activities that do not …

February 15, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt I have the rare and delightful pleasure of talking to seven-year-olds about sin. At least once a month, I find myself in front of 100 or so children and parents who are preparing for the sacrament of reconciliation. While the children have a lot …

February 4, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel In the early parts of his papacy, Pope John Paul II delivered a series of Wednesday catechesis talks on spousal love. Built on his reflections of the first chapters of the Book of

January 28, 2011 Dear friends of Catholic education, Last fall New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan published an article in the journal America titled “The Catholic Schools We Need.” In this article, he acknowledged the many challenges facing Catholic schools in today’s world. He described the incalculable value of our …

January 28, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Zephaniah 2:3-3:13; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12 What is our key to happiness? Jesus has the answer in the readings for this Sunday. We will immediately recognize it as the beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount.

January 27, 2011 By Michael Daley I know you’ve heard them, maybe even passed them along.