I could totally see the lyrics of this song being sung by St. Augustine to God after his conversion to Christianity.  I identify with them a...

The Annunciation in art...and in my parish church

In the Indystar today (why do I read it when I'm at my parents' home on my day off?) there is an editorial from "Rabbi Emeritus...

"If I am worthy, I am ready also to give up my life, without hesitation and most willingly, for his name. I want to spend mysel...

"There was the news that came so suddenly and terribly now and again, of one more priest gone to his death.... It was like the slow ri...

Special thanks to Bishop Coyne, whose installation homily has everyone having very important and necessary conversations!

...and I mean "watch out" in a good way.  My brother Tony is about to be ordained! My brother Tony has been studying for the pri...

Up front: some people who leave the Catholic Faith as adults do so despite receiving a perfectly wonderful upbringing in the Catholic Faith....

Because this is the opening "song" (entrance antiphon) the Church gives us for Mass this weekend:

From a "partner in crime" of mine since 4th grade... I'm guessing this is what an average homily by @frjohnhollowell lo...

Reading 1  Dn 3:25, 34-43 Azariah stood up in the fire and prayed aloud: “For your name’s sake, O Lord, do not deliver us up foreve...

It's almost here...a day that should be about celebrating one of our greatest and most glorious Masses of the year, but, for so many pri...

"Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring, Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish, O...

God scheduling a "date night" with you. Go meet him in the wilderness...wherever the wilderness is for you Where is your Wild...

Adding the made up "15th Station of the Cross" (The Resurrection) is something I can hardly stand because it sends a terrible ...

Wednesday night I was in a hurry.  I was cold, it was late, and I needed to get to drive to my other parish to get to bed.  I pulled out of ...