Un-named Holy Ones of the Bible

July 29th, 2010 by Theresa Doyle-Nelson

There are so many holy people in the Bible whose names we are familiar with:  of course our savior, Jesus, his mother Mary and foster father, Joseph.  We recognize the names of the apostles, Mary Magdalene, Martha, Gabriel the Archangel,…

The Delusion of the Familiar

July 28th, 2010 by Mark Shea

I have always been joyously afflicted with wanderlust. In It’s a Wonderful Life, when George Bailey tells Uncle Billy that the three most exciting sounds in the world are anchor chains, plane motors, and train whistles, something stirs in my…

The Better Part

July 27th, 2010 by Robert J. Gieb

In the city where I live there is a reproduction of Jesus and the apostles at the Last Supper. The figures are made out of wax, and are patterned on Leonardo da Vinci’s fresco painted on the wall of the…

Seeing Ourselves in Simon of Cyrene

July 26th, 2010 by Shane Kapler

“And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry His cross.  And they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha” (Mark 15:21-22).

Carrying Jesus’ cross.  It…

Lord, I Am Not Worthy

July 24th, 2010 by Louie Verrecchio

I’d like to continue our examination of the forthcoming changes to the English translation of the Roman Missal, resuming at the Ecce Agnus Dei where the priest will elevate the Eucharist and say:

“Behold the…

Mystery Stories

July 23rd, 2010 by Harold Fickett

Imagine if you decided to read a mystery novel or a long suspense thriller—a book by Robert Ludlum, say—three or four paragraphs at a time over 3 years.  You decided as well that you were not going to read the…

I Don’t Need your Catechism!

July 22nd, 2010 by Marlon De La Torre

A couple of years ago, a Pastor asked me to provide a catechetical training day for teachers in his Catholic school and CCD program. One of my first questions to him was what issues had developed requiring my assistance. The…

Christ vs. the Power of Now

July 21st, 2010 by Mark Shea

I have a lot of sympathy for New Age folks. Not sympathy with their ideas (if one can use such a strong word as “idea” for the quicksilver emotionalism and muddy mixture of suburban folk religion that is the New…

Know It Like It Is

July 20th, 2010 by Jake Frost

The Dutch are, on statistical average, the tallest people in the world.  To anyone with even a passing familiarity with Dutch cuisine, the question is:  how is this possible?

I spent a month in Holland on an exchange program, living…

“You Can’t Handle the Truth”

July 19th, 2010 by Cheryl Dickow

“You can’t handle the truth!” Jack Nicholson growls at Tom Cruise in one of the most well-known movie scenes from A Few Good Men.

I don’t remember much about the movie but do remember that particular line. There was something…

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