A Mother’s Day Past
One of my favorite things to do is to buy family and friends gifts. I place great emphasis to get the giftee the perfect...
Growing in Faith through Podcasts
At the beginning of the year, there was the uplifting news that a new podcast, “Bible In A Year” (with Father Mike Schmitz) topped...
There is a lot on their plates
During the last year-plus, as the pandemic affected just about every routine and way of life for nearly everyone, if not everyone, I did...
We, like the Early Disciples, can Proclaim the Gospel
The challenges to evangelization today can be daunting. How can we preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and draw people into, or back into,...
Father Joseph Henchey: Jesus’ Holy Henchman
I have been blessed to know hundreds of great priests whose friendship, words and example have made me a more faithful disciple and more...
Countering Catholic Misinformation about Vaccines
Someone recently mentioned to me that he was not planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He told me he was concerned that RNA vaccines...
The Road Less Traveled
The house is no longer there, the cottage where my grandparents, Kate and Pat Fallon raised five children, the oldest being my mother, Mary....
A Joseph by any other Name
Here we sit (or stand, lie, or whatever position you’re in when reading this), just two weeks shy of the mid-point of the Year...
Tension without Tension
The mother as a bridge between generations is as firm a sign of the Church as any that exists, for she is called to...
The Choice We Face
From the time I was a child, participating in the reading of the Passion account on Palm Sunday and Good Friday has always been...