Saints for a new situation
Everywhere in church circles today you hear a lament: Our churches are emptying. We’ve lost our youth. This generation no longer knows or understands the classical theological language.
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God comes to reign
I am sure that every religious person, every believer in God, at some point wonders, “Why doesn’t God just straighten everything out?”
Remember the true gift of Christmas
A Christmas message from Bishop James P. Powers.
My Christmas list
Advent is an opportunity to examine one’s conscience – all the penance services and confession sessions are an excellent reminder of inevitable human failing – and even bathed in the beauty of the Christmas season, we are all aware (especially if we have small children!) of the potential pitfalls of the holidays.
Live this Advent letting the story unfold
It’s been one of those days – the kind where what you thought the day would, or should, look like is nothing like what it actually does.
Advent matters
Christmas is still weeks away, and already we’re exhausted.
Pushing back against evil
During a recent speech in Texas, I mentioned that “drag queen story hours” are being sponsored by local public libraries across the country.
A brotherhood of beads
Here are some iconic male tandems that many will recognize for their friendship, success and mutual life goals.
A question more important than “Is God calling me to a vocation?”
Vocations Director for the Diocese of Superior Fr. Thomas Thompson regretted having to admit that some people have told him they do not like praying the diocesan prayer for vocations, in particular the line, “Bless our families, bless our children – and choose from our homes those needed for your work.”
A different climate change
As a parent, I have learned when one of my kids has a meltdown or is feeling very afraid, the most effective thing is to just quietly hold them and reassure them they are not alone and everything will be OK.