As we begin our 135th Anniversary this week, I thank Bishop Golka and all of you for your prayers and support! I thank Father Brad...

Novenas are a very popular form of prayer in our Catholic faith. The origin of novenas began during the nine days the disciples and our...

We have all heard this Gospel many times, but how do we forgive? How do we forgive seventy-seven times? First, we have to confess...

What do you do when others get grumpy with you? Or speak harshly towards you? Or even start a fight with you? How do you react when...

My Mom was a seamstress and a cook. My Dad was a coal miner and a construction worker. I carried newspapers six days a week throughout...

I wonder how I would respond if it were Saint Peter in today’s Gospel. Perhaps I would have said that Jesus was my God, my Savior, my...

It’s “Back to School Time” — for children and adults. Take a deep breath! Turn the pages of your life back to when you were a child in...

Have you ever had the experience of striking out in faith, only to become frightened as your project began to unfold? How did God see you...

This Sunday we take a break from the Ordinary Time of the church year to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus. It was...

Jesus speaks in parables. After hearing today’s, here’s one more: Once upon a time there was a king traveling through the desert followed...

Like the people in today’s Gospel, many of us have little patience when it comes to learning more about the Bible. We would like to read,...

When I was studying preaching in the seminary, our professor had us read poetry, out loud, as part of each class. Poetry speaks...

Last week, I encouraged us all to “get dirty” with the work of being disciples of Jesus. This week, Jesus invites us even more to take...

There was a farmer putting up a fence with his young son. He suddenly dropped a heavy fence post right in the middle of a mud puddle....

Today’s Bible readings call us to tackle the challenging issues of fear and trust — two things that all of us have to deal with who want...

Dads, you work hard, VERY hard, to love your children and to provide suitable homes and the necessities of life. You’re pulled in so MANY...

“You should tremble, the world should shake, all Heaven should be deeply moved when the Son of God appears on the altar in the hands of...

A certain little girl in school was a real “problem child” —- or so thought her teacher. One day the teacher saw this child walk outside...

Pentecost is sometimes called the “Birthday of the Church.” But that can be misleading because it implies a kind of anniversary rather...

Today, we celebrate the great feast of the Ascension of our Lord, that glorious moment when Jesus, 40 days after His resurrection, was...