March 13, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt I thought that I was able to take the First Commandment out of the competition for most personal failures until a wise priest said to me, “Whatever you think about when you have nothing else on your mind, that is your god.” Wow, you …

March 13, 2011 First Sunday of Lent: Genesis 2: 7-9, 3:1-7; Psalm 51: 3-6, 12-13, 17; Roman 5: 12-19; Matthew 4:1-11. The early story of creation from which we have an excerpt in our first reading this week, gives us an answer to how evil came into God’s creation (Genesis …

March 4, 2011 Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 11:18, 26-28, 32; Psalm 31:2-4, 17, 25; Roman 3:21-25, 28; Matthew 7:21-27.  

March 4, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel As a long, hard winter comes to a close, four words can always elevate my spirits: “Pitchers and catchers report!”

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 …