Did you place a bet on the presidential election? I hope not, since that is illegal. However, I am willing to bet that no matter who wins this election, we are in for more of the same old gridlock in Congress. Judging from the muckraking attack ads that have been paid for by the PACs and secretive sponsors,...
Last minute requests are usually frustrating. I ran into a last minute “Help!” request last Monday. The priest scheduled for the Sunday liturgy at a huge scouting event could not make it due to a family medical emergency. The coordinator called me since I had been there before and had helped previously...
Our Sunday Visitor, one of our Catholic publishing friends, is celebrating its centennial in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this weekend. I joined the celebration of Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Friday (pictured to the left), and at the banquet that followed.
For 100 years—since 1912—OSV...
Earlier this September I celebrated the Eucharist with a parish in neighboring city. It was part of the Mission Co-op Plan, a national Catholic program that aims to deepen awareness of the Church’s mission in the hearts and minds of parishioners. At the same time, this program raises funds for the...
Weeks ago I blogged about my sister Dorothy who was drawing close to death as she suffered from the disease lupus. She passed from this life on August 6, 2012, at the age of 80.
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an auto-immune disease for which there is no cure. The only treatment is to control the symptoms....
