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...
Heart burn
As you may have read in The Anchor a few weeks ago, the diocese has started a new 40-hour Devotion to the Eucharist. On...
Christmas scenes off the beaten track
In 2018, I was fortunate enough to cross a bucket list item off by attending the Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia. That pigskin contest was...
The family that prays together …
It’s a tagline that writes itself, and which most Catholics can finish without much thought. The family that prays together, stays together.
This simple statement...
Servant leadership
The Catholic Church continues to experience much pain. More revelations of abuse have been exposed. These included not only a cardinal but also a...
Finding Cindy Lou Who
This year Christmas at my home came and went without my having festive plans or even a tree. As we moved past Christmas towards...
Miracles are still unfolding
I have seen an unexpected miracle unfolding before my eyes at St. John Neumann Parish in East Freetown. A couple months ago, someone dropped off...
Easters past — some forgotten, some remembered
More than 50 years after the fact, I can still tell folks who played what position for the 1967 Impossible Dream Boston Red Sox....
A precarious balance
Somewhere in our childhood, surely, we encountered the image of a trick rider, who managed to stand on the backs of two racing ponies...
Get behind me, Satan
There comes to mind at this time the story of the lady who went shopping for a dress one day. Seeing a fabulous dress...
