Remembering Bishop Thomas Shortell
The Most Reverend Tom Shortell, OSFC passed from this life to eternity on April 28, 2017. He left many friends and family and a loving […]
Month: July 2017
From the Editor
Today we celebrated the Birthday of the Church: The Solemnity of Pentecost. This day has extra special meaning for me. Two years ago, today the […]
A Return to the Eucharist A very personal story of transformation and growth
“Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore, Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, See, Lord, at thy service low lies here […]
On the Road to Emmaus
We are on the Road to Emmaus. For those of you who are my age, this sounds like a set up for another of Bing […]
Driving the Spoke
“We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.”—Dietrich […]
It’s time for the church to be angry
Recently, a drunken hate-monger was arrested for public intoxication and screaming at a Muslim family enjoying a day at the beach. Many well-meaning Christians on […]
When Is A Cube of Bread Not A Cube of Bread?
Growing up in a liberal protestant church, I had no conception of transubstantiation or consubstantiation. The church that I grew up in used cubes of […]
The Sacrifice of Building
Jesus said to St. Faustina, as documented in her Diary of St. Faustina, 1767, “You will save more souls through prayer and suffering than will […]
Ignorance, Love, and Enlightenment
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is fulfilling the law.” (Romans 13:10) I am troubled […]