By Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. When I was a student in high school, I took a class in journalism. We were taught that the first paragraph should answer the following questions: who? what? where? when? and why? In today’s Gospel, Luke seems to be a journalist. He gives...
Mathew 8:5-11 By Fr. Bill Nordenbrock, C.PP.S. The Gospel reading from St. Mathew today has me reflecting on the nature of authority. It is not my favorite topic because I can remember different occasions when I have been accused of having a problem with authority....
By Fr. Jim Smith, C.PP.S. On vacation in Rome a few weeks ago, I took a day trip up to Assisi. Though I brilliantly took the bus to the top of Assisi and planned to walk down the hill for my visit, I missed a few stops and had to walk back up the hill to retrace the...