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Earlier this month, I traveled to Washington, D.C., with a large group of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Notre Dame to
Reflections on the life of the Servant of God Mother Mary Alphonsa, known as Rose Hawthorne Lathrop before her consecration as a religious sister.
You may notice a curious phrase repeated multiple times in the readings at Christmas: “Do not be afraid!” We hear it proclaimed on Christmas
The angels can be terrifying!
Recently, my friend David retired after a long career in radio. I had many great conversations with him through the years during the morning
A piece written in honor of my friend and radio colleague David Endres of Mater Dei Radio as he retires.
In my home parish of St. Joseph in South Bend, we are blessed with the presence of the priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cros
A little reflection on becoming a Lay Dominican.
This past summer, I had the joy of participating in a conference for Church communications professionals from around the world, hosted by th
My latest column in Today's Catholic, the newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend.
We’ve reached the point in the Easter season when the liturgy presents Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd, tending his flock with care. When
Reflections on how sheep are not gentle, bumbling, and fluffy, but rather idiots in need of good shepherds.
I don’t know how the six weeks of Lent went for you, but I was really glad when we reached Holy Week. I love the liturgies and traditions th
The liturgies of Holy Week are the most beautiful celebrations of the year, plunging us in to the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ!
My life goal is achieved: Meating Friday is an official Church celebration. (Well, at least one church...)
Welcome to the joyful season of Lent! Now, I suspect that you have never thought of Lent as a time of joy, and no wonder. It seems more like
"But because we are busy people pulled in dozens of directions, we all need to be reminded to re-focus our attention, to prune away some of the spiritual cruft, in order to recognize and appreciate the joys that God has promised to His sons and daughters."
There’s a standard plot device in romantic comedies called a “meet cute,” wherein two people who will eventually become a couple first meet,
"Many real-world friendships grow out of cute or humorous circumstances. I met one of my longest-lasting and dearest friends, a saint, when another friend introduced me to her via a silly poem. We were heading to the Pike Place Market in my hometown of Seattle, a constantly-packed tourist attraction. As I turned the car into the narrow street running down the middle of the market, my friend blurted out, “Mother Cabrini, park our machine-y!” I started laughing at the silliness of her “prayer,” but lo and behold, immediately a prime parking space opened up, right in the middle of the busy market."
As one does at this time of year, I opened a new 2023 calendar and started flipping through the months to mark a few upcoming events. In the
"As we wound down the days of 2022 and switched to a new year’s calendar, we crossed a threshold, and not only on paper. The month of January is named after the ancient Roman god Janus, who was the mythical overseer of transitions. He was often depicted as having two faces, one looking backward and one facing forward. In our day, we too look at January as a time of transition, a time to thank the true God of heaven for the blessings of the previous year and to ask for an abundance of grace to be shared with us in the new one."
My heart is heavy as we lay our beloved Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to rest. He was a marvelous shepherd and teacher. May he rest in peace!
I know what you may be thinking: they’re running this column a month too early. But it’s true: we’ve actually already begun the new year, li
It’s true: we’ve actually already begun the new year, liturgically speaking. The Church’s year runs from the first Sunday in Advent until the feast of Christ the King. It’s one of the small ways in which our lives as believers in Christ don’t always entirely correspond with the rest of the world, and this difference between our faith life and our daily life can be a very good thing. After all, as St. Peter wrote, we should be “strangers and pilgrims” in this world (1 Peter 2:11). Our actual homeland is in heaven, where Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us, as he promised (cf. John 14:3).
To an extrovert like myself, being part of a joyful crowd is a foretaste of heaven. A crowd of happy people generates even more laughter and
"In the letter to the Hebrews, we read that we are surrounded by a great 'cloud of witnesses' (12:1), who themselves preserved the faith, handed it on, and now encourage us in our life of faith. And while all of the baptized are already members of this communion of saints (even you and me), the Church publicly recognizes particular people as worthy of imitation."
'Twas a lovely day to head to the farm store for fresh cider donuts and pumpkin pickin'!
Earlier this summer, I was invited to present at the Catholic Media Conference, speaking to journalists and editors about “using humor and joy in writing and publications.” As I told […]
My new column just kicked off in Today's Catholic, and it's all about humor and joy in the life of faith. Thank you so much to the editorial team at TC, I hope I do you proud!
Both of the competing poles in the Church today are reactions to the “para-Council,” and each equally misunderstands the Second Vatican Council.
This young priest nails the real issue surrounding Vatican II, and it's an idea I've been thinking about for years: reading the ACTUAL DOCUMENTS of the Second Vatican Council leaves one with a completely different impression than you'd get from observing the implementation.
May we recapture, nay re-learn and re-embrace the true, the good, and the beautiful magisterium of Vatican II, and thereby set the world on fire!