Unity on the Fifth Commandment and basic Sacramental Theology
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ext week the Church will celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi. It is a time for us, as Sat. Thomas Aquinas wrote in 1263,...
Following the Good Shepherd
Have you ever been lost? I don’t mean taking the wrong exit off of a turnpike, or even those times in childhood when you...
Growing in devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus
One of the fruits of the Year of St. Joseph just concluded was the opportunity to enter into his contemplative, hardworking silence and to...
The Last Farewell
"There’s a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor, tomorrow for old England she sails;
“Far away from your land of sunshine to...
The great danger of a misguided charity and false compassion
The push to substitute “gender identity” or “gender expression” for biological sex has enormous ramifications in terms of law, education, economy, health, medicine, safety,...
In my life …
This week I turned 65. It feels like yesterday when I was a lad and saw people who were “old,” meaning over 50. Sixty-five...
Protesting on both knees
On June 4, I was returning from early morning Mass for religious Sisters across Midtown Manhattan when, on 48th Street, I entered the pedestrian...
Male and female, He created them
Our bodies tell a divine story, making the invisible visible.
When we don’t have a clear understanding of the whys in life, it is difficult...
Thank you
In my last column I shared a struggle that has plagued me all my life, and the response from Anchor readers was overwhelming. Thank you all...
The importance of grandparents
One of my favorite memories growing up was when my grandfather would drop by our home for a surprise visit. I always loved seeing...
