By Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. This is the feast of victory for our God! Alleluia, alleluia! Mary Magdalene’s first reaction was panic. “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” She wasn’t sure what to make of an empty tomb that...
As Missionaries of the Precious Blood, we often speak of the reconciliation offered through the Precious Blood of Jesus. It has the power to reconcile people who are at odds with each other, and to reconcile people with their God, repairing and restoring all...
By Fr. Tim Knepper, C.PP.S. The Gospel for Palm Sunday might be one of the longest readings we get in a year, not counting the Easter Vigil marathon. Long readings or intense theological ideas are good at times, but in a setting like Alcoholics Anonymous, even the Big...
Brother Paul Chase, C.PP.S. December 9, 1945–March 30, 2023 Brother Paul Chase, C.PP.S., 77, died in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, Ohio, on Thursday, March 30, 2023. He had been in failing health for several months, after a fall. He was born...
By Deacon Turf D. Martin Surprise! Many of us have been to a surprise birthday party or surprise anniversary celebration. There is a surprise party going on right now and we are invited. The surprise is to look on life with the eyes of faith, to see exactly what we...
Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him. (John 9:3) By Fr. Steve Dos Santos, C.PP.S. When I was a student at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, I took a class entitled “Preaching the Gospel of John” at...
