Beyond the parishFather Robert M. O'Grady
Three weeks from the date of this issue, Nov. 1, 2024, this newspaper will have a new publisher, and the archdiocese will have its new archbishop. The columns of this and of next week are inspired by ...
Can you hear the beat of the drum calling the community to Mass? It's the invitation to the banquet!Maureen Crowley Heil
The parishioners of Saint Joseph Parish in Hosanna, Ethiopia are ready to celebrate because it is World Mission Sunday -- a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's ...
Scripture Reflection for Oct. 20, 2024, Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary TimeFather Joshua J. Whitfield
Is 53:10-11 Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 Heb 4:14-16 Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45 Simone Weil, that strange yet beautiful soul, once wrote that genuine love of neighbor meant being able to ask the question, ...
The real goal: Human dignity, local community and the common goodDr. R. Jared Staudt
That's what we've heard really matters in our elections. Economic growth and the consequent effects on our standard of living. It's a dangerous train of thought if you think about it. Isn't ...
Understanding why immigration is a critical voting issue this yearBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
Now that the slate for president and vice president have been firmed up by both parties, the issue of immigration certainly is paramount in their presentations. Even more so is the spending that is done ...
What are 'non-sacramental' marriages?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I have heard some priests refer to "non-sacramental" marriages on the annulment question. I presume these are civil marriages. Is it so? Or do these marriages become "non-sacramental" due to the various ...
A good scareJaymie Stuart Wolfe
When I was growing up, Halloween wasn't nearly as popular as it is now. Costumes weren't as elaborate, adults didn't participate, and nobody sold ready-made decorations -- probably because ...
Extraordinary ministers of Holy CommunionFather Robert M. O’Grady
In each parish, the sharing of the "one Bread, and the one Cup" of the Eucharist in Holy Communion is a ministry shared by ordinary and extraordinary ministers. Since the old maxim that words mean something, ...
In the Missions, Sometimes Rank Does Not Have its PrivilegeMaureen Crowley Heil
When we think about those who work in the hierarchy of any institution, the Church included, we can conjure up thoughts of those who live better than the rest of us. Indeed, we need look no further than ...
Wisdom and richesScott Hahn
The rich young man in today's Gospel wants to know what we all want to know -- how to live in this life so that we might live forever in the world to come. He seeks what today's Psalm calls "wisdom ...
