Looking After the Flock
Mike Terlecki
As the parish and workplace safety coordinator for our diocese, I have been presented with many opportunities and challenges....
Non-Communicants in the Communion Line
Father Paul Turner
The purpose of the Communion rite is the distribution of Communion. Yet, at any given Mass, a priest, deacon...
Where Did It All Go?
Msgr. Dennis Mikulanis
During the coronation of King Charles III of England in May 2023, it was striking that the entire ceremony...More Features
Guadalupan Motherhood Forming Priestly Fatherhood
Father Kenneth Davis Comments Off on Guadalupan Motherhood Forming Priestly Fatherhood
Almost 30 years of my ministry has been dedicated to priestly formation. I’ve offered retreats and spiritual direction to... Read More
Sharing Hope with the Hopeless
Paul E. Jarzembowski Comments Off on Sharing Hope with the Hopeless
Perhaps this scene is familiar to you: It’s Christmas Eve and, looking out into a packed assembly, you recognize... Read MoreColumnists
Keep the Flame Glowing
Father Patrick M. Carrion Comments Off on Keep the Flame Glowing
Catholics who enjoy foreign travel often comment on their delight in attending Mass in a foreign country, in its... Read More
Simplifying Our Lives
Bishop David J. Bonnar Comments Off on Simplifying Our Lives
I once lived with a priest who was very intentional about his clothing. For example, when he purchased a... Read MoreMore Columnists
Praying and Preaching the ‘Gap’
Msgr. Michael Heintz Comments Off on Praying and Preaching the ‘Gap’
I am currently enjoying Marilynne Robinson’s “Reading Genesis” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29), which has served as a prompt... Read More