I prefer that people tell me what they believe rather than tell me what I am supposed to believe. Tell me of your experience of...
Today we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. with a holiday. He was the major leader of the civil rights movement of the...
Every year from Jan. 18-25 in churches around the world, there is a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It should not be taken for...
This is the first in a three-part series about evangelization Is evangelization inevitability elitist? This questions comes up in several ways very often when dealing...
Jesus intended to have one Church. He says that in the Scriptures, “That they also may be one, as you Father are in me and...
Following is a homily for the weekend of Sunday, January 12, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. I was giving a talk about...
Normally when I go home to Canada, I encounter the most frustration at the customs office. But lineups aside, the border crossing was actually quite...
Christmas Day was wonderful. After 7:30 a.m. Mass, I made the easy drive to New Jersey, where I was able to hang out with my...
Throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, girls flocked to religious orders in Christianity. What happened? Education. The great founders of religious orders of women...
A researcher recently asked himself, “What makes me happy?” – and then he did some research to back up what he found out. He believes...
The following is a homily for Sunday, Dec. 29, the Feast of the Holy Family. Learning a language has some hidden difficulties. We presume,...
How did Ben Franklin put it? “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” A bit cynical, to be sure. Guests arrive and we...