I have to admit, the politically incorrect can surprise and delight, but I can really give it only two rousing cheers. The first relates to ...

Every Sunday morning you and your family make your way to your church where you join together with others to worship God freely. You don...

Late last week Dear Diane and I returned home from an almost month-long trip to visit children and grandchildren. The trip was precipitated ...

53 years ago, during my plebe (freshman) year at the United States Naval Academy, I decided to audition for the Catholic Choir and the Glee ...

Readings: Jas 3:13-18; Ps 19; Mk 9:14-29 ____________ A lot of questions, a lot of pain, a lot of confusion, and more than a little chast...

Readings:  Is 43:16-21; Ps 126; Phil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11 Have you ever been embarrassed alone? What I mean is: have you ever been embarra...

I've come to realize that, like my father before me and probably all of my male ancestors, I've turned into something of a curmudgeo...

Not long ago, in our parish's Wednesday Bible Study, we spent a few sessions reading and discussing the story of Noah, his family, and t...