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In Scripture, we see many examples of people who seek out God’s guidance in prayer, especially so when they are alone and afraid as they stand before some major upheaval or impending suffering in their lives. We could easily see that in the well…

Keeping up with the Joneses is an idiom referring to the comparison to one’s neighbor as a benchmark for social class or the accumulation of material goods. But what if the Joneses are broke? That means if you try to keep up with them, you will be…

Work is not punishment or a necessary evil, nor is it humanity's means of accumulating control, power and wealth. Both of these ideas are contrary to the biblical view of work. We understand work as something intrinsically good, we are co-creators…

After a summer of answering various questions about the liturgy/church, it’s time to get back to the more normal issues of the readings and our music in the Sunday liturgies.  I’ll still happy to answer other questions – just send them my way at…

Wow.  Have I ever been given great topics to write about this summer!  I was just asked to write on yet another controversial one.  Leaving mass early.  And let’s go ahead and throw in getting to Mass on time while we’re at it.  Oh boy.   So, first…

It seems that every time some survey is done in the Church about priorities, ministry and outreach to our youth is listed near the top. Whether this is our Catholic schools, or religious education for children or junior and senior high students, or…

Last week in my column, I threw out the term in persona christi and I didn’t explain it much. What exactly is in persona christi?  This Latin phrase means “in the person of Christ”.  Yes, we are all called to act “in the person of Christ”, but it…

I have turned in my pledge to the Archdiocesan Capital Campaign and I would ask you to do so as well. One Faith, One Family, One Future in Christ is an Archdiocesan wide capital campaign that will devote some serious resources to help with many…

As schools begin and collegians return to campus, we as a parish also return to a fuller schedule, and we too, will soon continue our religious education and formation programs for youth. This weekend after Masses, our Christian Formation Office…

There’s been one issue that I’ve been asked to comment on many times during this past year which I’ve been reticent to answer.  So here we go…   What’s the deal with holding hands during the Our Father?  Why do people do it?  Are we supposed to do…