Readings: Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19 A few weeks ago, I came across one of Pope Leo’s homilies – actually, it was a ...

Yep, I’m convinced, Western Civilization is in its death throes. When will the end come and what form will it take? I can only guess, but th...

Too often these days people ask me, “What’s going on, deacon? The Church seems to be self-destructing.” I suppose they ask me this and simil...

Yep, that's me: a short-term pessimist, but a long-term optimist, or maybe I should say, a pessimist in the world, but an eternal optimi...

I wrote this reflection today for the regular participants of my Bible Study sessions conducted weekly at St. Vincent de Paul Parish. Becaus...

A lot of people just flat-out don't like what the Church teaches. A few weeks ago, as I was pushing my grocery cart down the frozen food...