Circles of life, cycles of grace
If I’m totally honest, Mother’s Day is my least favorite “Hallmark holiday” of the year.
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‘Come, let us reason together’
There were more Christian martyrs in the 20th century than in all of the previous 19 centuries combined. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and many of their lesser-known totalitarian colleagues put millions of Christians to death for their faith in that terrible 100-year period.
Gender transition: Nobody gets hurt?
A few years back, I gave a talk entitled “Thinking Through the Transgender Question” at a local parish.
Ascending, descending and holding steady
Where should we be casting our eyes? Upward, downward, or just on the road that we’re walking?
The image that sticks
When I was a child, perhaps 11 or 12 years old, my mother came home from church or a prayer meeting – some religious gathering – with a manila envelope. She said the photos inside were disturbing, and asked if I wanted to see them. I said yes.
Abortion brings grief, suffering
Recently a new movie titled Unplanned was released in theaters. It is a story about Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas, who one day saw the ultrasound image of a baby during a vacuum aspiration procedure.
Movie ‘a wonderful gift to challenge us’
I pray that the blessings of this Lenten Season be abundant in our lives.
Risen Savior brings peace, love, joy
This is Bishop James P. Powers Easter 2019 message.
Out of ashes, pray for renewal
Catholics entered Holy Week by witnessing one of their faith’s iconic churches — built to honor the mother of Jesus, Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris — suffer major damage due to fire.
To whom shall we go?
“Should I stay or should I go?” It’s a question that has been on many Catholics’ minds in the wake of the clerical sexual abuse crisis.