Never Give Up

As usual, the Pope’s Angelus message for today is right on target (see above and below). The parables of the treasure in the field and the p...

Today is the Feast of Saint James “the Great,” fisherman from Galilee, one of the Twelve who followed Jesus most closely. He was probably yo...

From 2 Corinthians.

Mary Magdalen is one of the great women of the Gospels. She appears so vividly, as one who loved much, who loved with the singularity and pa...

In today's Gospel reading, Jesus once again presents parables about the coming of God's Kingdom. Pope Leo XIV commented on this read...

How does one speak of these things? July 18th is my brother's 65th birthday. This is an significant milestone on the path of life for an...

“Low Water” (July 2026).

Today is the feast of Saint Bonaventure (1221-1274), Bishop and Doctor of the Church, and early follower of the charism of Saint Francis of ...

“The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fr...

July 11th is the Feast of Saint Benedict. Saint Benedict was a man who went off into the desert in search of God. He sought to dedicate hims...

Last month completed a decade of remembering the late, legendary Christina Grimmie by her frands worldwide. July 10th marks the first month...

The Catholic Church in China maintained a continuous vital history from the time of the first Jesuit missionaries in the late 16th century u...

God is present in this moment. Whatever the circumstances may be, he is using them as elements of a Person - to - person dialogue with us. ...

Pope Leo visited migrants and refugees on the Southern Italian island of Lampedusa on July 4, 2026.

July is here. The huge heat wave that roasted Europeans last month seems to have made its way to North America. Triple-digit temperatures (1...

Happy Feast of Saints Peter and Paul! These are the two great apostles, martyrs, and patron saints of the Church of Rome. The Bishops of Rom...

This is a "busy" graphic that I worked up to highlight these important words of the Pope. Here is a longer version of the quotatio...

In this quotation, Saint Gregory of Nyssa speaks of how Christ sustains our hope by giving us a "new understanding" of His transfo...

Today is the wonderful Solemnity of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist , my patron saint and the patron of our parish church. The birth of ...

June 22nd brings a WEDDING ANNIVERSARY to my " life events " social media timeline.  Can you do the math? ... that's THIRTY YE...

This rich passage from Vatican II’s 1965 “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World” expresses something of the relationship b...

Saturday was a beautiful and joyful day. Our daughter Teresa married Will Kolesar at the “new” Chapel at Christendom College (which is alrea...

Lots of things are happening these days. Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I have reflected much on the fact that His mer...

On this day, the Catholic Bishops of the United States consecrated the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This is a powerful gesture at th...

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 ...