Never Give Up

Ten years ago, Christina Grimmie was unexpectedly called home to be with the Lord.  She was only 22 years old on the night of June 10, 2016,...

" We are gathered around the Eucharist, the gift of Christ’s living presence among us. He who wished to offer us his life so that we mi...

June 6th is the feast of Saint Norbert. Let’s learn a little bit about him, from one of my old columns: This is the story of a young German ...

"Turn to me and have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am alone and poor. See my lowliness and suffering and take away all my sins, my God...

Chinese Diaspora communities all over the world held candlelight vigils to mourn the 37th anniversary of that terrible night of June 4, 1989...

The stories of the Uganda martyrs in the late 19th century are well known to us today, thanks to vivid testimonies from a variety of sources...

Josefina Janaro got her high school diploma on Sunday afternoon after completing her course of studies and activities at the White Oaks Scho...

I finished Pope Leo's Encyclical  Magnifica Humanitas , but I will have to revisit, reread, and ruminate upon its various points and the...

Pope Leo XIV has presented to the Church and to the whole world his much anticipated Encyclical Letter  Magnifica Humanitas ,   wherein he a...

Come Holy Spirit! Happy and Blessed Solemnity of Pentecost. Today we recall the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus ga...

The Holy Spirit leads us ever more fully into the Heart of Jesus and the infinite mercy of the Father who loves us and sustains us through t...

Blessed Franz Jagerstatter is commemorated on May 21st. An Austrian farmer, husband, father, and Nazi resistor, Franz Jagerstatter was beati...

We live this liturgical week preparing for the great feast of Pentecost. What we as Christians celebrate and anticipate in these days symbol...

HAPPY "ASCENSION SUNDAY"! Jesus, who knows that First-Worlders live in societies that worship work more than God, has decided (th...

The littlest Janaros are growing “less little” all the time! I’m grateful that they live close by and we get to see them on Sundays and duri...

Pope Leo visited and spoke at Rome’s Public University La Sapienza on May 14. Post from @pontifex Instagram account.

Here are some typical “May Flowers” around here. Peonies are large, and found mostly in gardens and hedges. Buttercups are tiny and are foun...

Forty-five years ago today! May 13, 1981. I was 18-years-old. It still brings a lump to my throat. We prayed and we watched the TV News upda...

Jesus said to his disciples: “I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who ...

Yesterday marked nine years and eleven months since the phenomenal young singer, songwriter, and musician Christina Grimmie was murdered by ...

We had a beautiful Mother's Day with Eileen and Emily and grown-up children and little children (grandchildren) and phone conversations ...

I can't believe it's only been one year since a Chicago-born, Peruvian Cardinal named "Bob" appeared on the balcony of the...