Giving to the Catholic Appeal
“This is My commandment: love one another as I love you” (Jn 15: 12), Jesus ordered us in the Gospel on Mother’s Day. He...
Waukesha: No revenge
This past Sunday Pope Francis said after leading the Angelus, “today we also remember all road traffic victims: we pray for them and we...
Praying for peace and for souls
This past Sunday Pope Francis issued a worldwide call for prayer after leading the people in St. Peter’s Square in the recitation of the...
Sadness in Atlanta
On March 16 there was a series of deadly shootings in massage parlors in Atlanta. Debates about the motive of the killer continue to...
Knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord
As we celebrate the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost this weekend, we conclude our meditations on the gifts of the Holy Spirit...
Counsel and fortitude
We continue looking at the Gifts of the Holy Spirit this week by meditating on two more of them: counsel and fortitude.
In Psalm 16,...
A little good news
Back in 1983 the Canadian singer Anne Murray released a song which, unfortunately, is still timely today. Entitled “A little good news,” it begins...
Racism and Catholicism
Catholics in the United States are in an awkward situation as we face the current racism crisis. For those of us who are white,...
The image of God
The crisis involving racism has not ended over the last two weeks (if it hadn’t ceased after more than four centuries of Anglo-American culture...
Care for the sick
On Tuesday, the feast of St. Elizabeth Seton (who cared for the sick herself), Pope Francis released his message for the 30th World Day...
