Why does the new instituted ministry of catechist matter to you?

0
How could I forget Ms. Mary Walsh, my third-grade teacher, who, I am confident, suffered a martyrdom not only trying patiently to teach me...

How big is a barley loaf?

0
Jesus feeds a multitude of people from five barley loaves and two fish (Jn 6:1-15). By the time one is a middle-aged Catholic, one...

The loudest quiet girl

0
In May of this year, I received a phone call at The Anchor from a woman who entered my life for the first time...

An apostle of Eucharistic Revival for every age

Earlier this week, on August 2, the Church celebrated the feast of St. Peter Julien Eymard (1811-1868), whom future generations have rightly come to...

Carving out Sacred Space

0
The young man was making the after-school help session so much longer and more difficult than it had to be. Today, everything was a...

Desperation move

0
I just got back from the March for Life where I was blessed to attend the Life is Very Good Rally on the Thursday night...

Thank you

0
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...

Heart burn

0
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...

Rekindling a spark

0
Recent Liturgical readings call our attention in a powerful way to the centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the Church. We simply...

He had the whole world in his hands

0
I must admit that far too often I hear the Gospel reading at Mass and think to myself, “I know what the message is here....

Articles