The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, Nov. 16.   I had a professor in grad school who said something...

I was watching an ad about some voting proposition that seemed to have to do with “choice.” There was a medical person and a woman...

The Paulist Fathers offer this history note in honor of all who have served their country in the military. Beginning in 1917 and continuing to...

I’m willing to bet that if I asked, which church is the pope’s cathedral, the response would be St. Peter’s Basilica. It’s a reasonable answer...

The first time I went to St. Peter’s in Rome, the experience was unsettling. It just seemed like a huge space filled with knickknacks from...

We all have gifts and talents. The seed of them is freely given to each one of us.That is part of the reason they are...

When you read this, I will have cast my ballot for the November elections. Because I will be away on Nov. 4 at a Washington,...

We have some refreshing news from the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, which just finished in Rome. There were debates about how open and welcoming...

The following is a homily on the Scripture readings for Oct. 26. It’s on YouTube. It’s called “A Wedding Surprise,” a video that went viral,...

The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops recently concluded with the Solemn Beatification of Pope Paul VI, who first instituted the Synod...

The following is a homily based on the Scriptures for Sunday, Oct. 19. The same question, in different circumstances, can mean very different things.  “How...

I am pleased to be writing this at my local Tim Horton’s in Columbus, Ohio. Looking at the sign for this spot always amuses me:...