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Where are We Headed?
- Archives
- Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
- Pat Gillespie
I was just recovering from the healthcare fiasco when the media turned on the Pope. I think the Catholic Church is in for some real rocky times. That’s probably not much of a prophecy considering the headlines we read every… Read More
Animals Don’t Throw Parties
- Archives
- Monday, April 12th, 2010
- Pat Gillespie
When my wife and I got married, I knew she didn’t know how to cook. She told me she could boil eggs, but that was about it. I didn’t really give it much thought. I was not focused on her… Read More
There Is Nothing You’d Rather Be Doing
- Archives
- Monday, February 8th, 2010
- Pat Gillespie
Often, when I taught a college class, I would tell the students that, given the realities of their lives, there was nowhere they would rather be at that moment than right where they were, in my class. Then I would… Read More
Nancy Pelosi and Darth Vader
- Archives
- Monday, January 11th, 2010
- Pat Gillespie
It seems Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has done it again. Her comments about abortion and her Catholic faith are always sure to garner media attention. Her year end interview with Newsweek ’s Eleanor Clift was no exception. Proclaiming… Read More
Either/Or Can be a Trap
- Archives
- Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
- Pat Gillespie
Many years ago I was listening to a discussion about incarceration. One person was arguing that we put people in prison as a form of punishment. The other person was arguing that prison is meant for rehabilitation. I listened for… Read More
A Crucial Choice
- Archives
- Monday, August 24th, 2009
- Pat Gillespie
One day in church I was listening to the story of the widow of Nain. She was the widow who was grieving over the body of her only son as it was being carried out of the city to be… Read More
Submission is a Dirty Word
- Archives
- Saturday, August 8th, 2009
- Pat Gillespie
Many years ago when our first child was only about one year old and we were living in Banff, Alberta, three teenage girls appeared one afternoon at our door. We did not know any of them, but, they told us,… Read More
The Church Today
Today's Mass Readings
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Liturgy of the Hours
Daily Divine Office
Words of Encouragement
“You are the Lord. Everyone I love, everyone I care about, everyone I’m afraid of, they are all under your Lordship. Nothing they do escapes your gaze, your justice, or your mercy. You are most interested in their salvation and…
Pope Benedict's Day
May 27th – Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass
Saint Peter’s Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli…
Quote of the Day
“What matters above all is to tend one’s personal relationship with God, with that God who revealed himself to us in Christ.” ~Pope Benedict XVI…
Homily of the Day
Peter’s Redemption
Saint of the Day
St. Bede the Venerable
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Celebrate St. Joseph’s Feast Tonight!
Pasta di San Giuseppe
(St. Joseph Pasta – Pasta with Sardines)
Italians have a great devotion to St Joseph, and the dishes they prepare to celebrate the feast day inevitably have a cute reference to him. Just before you serve…
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