By Fr. Tim Knepper, C.PP.S. Several years ago, I had a conversation with someone who was struggling with his faith. He said, “With the Holy Family, you have a Virgin Mother conceived without sin, a child being literally the Son of God, and a foster father who accepts...
By Fr. James Smith, C.PP.S. The sights and the smells. Holidays for me usually call to mind memories of certain smells, tastes, or sights from years earlier in life around those times. 2020 stands out quite differently from years past, but for some reason I keep going...
Annunciation by Vasily Surikov Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. May it be done to me according to your word. Fr. Steve Dos Santos, C.PP.S. With these words, the great mystery of the Incarnation began. Mary trusting in God, and in Gabriel’s message, gave...
By Fr. Angelo Anthony, C.PP.S. On this Gaudete or Rejoice Sunday, we hear from John the Baptist, a very important figure in our Advent journey. The Gospel begins, “There was a man sent by God to give testimony to the Light” (John 1:6). John the Baptist is an important...
By Brother Matt Schaefer, C.PP.S. When I was born, both my mother and I were sick. I was sick enough that I was rushed to Children’s Hospital in Columbus by two nuns in a taxi. Fearing that I would die, one of the nuns baptized me on the way. Despite my parents’...
By Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S. We have many ways of marking time. There is the calendar year, the fiscal year and the academic year. If this isn’t enough, this Sunday, we begin a new Church liturgical year. Like the other “new years” we observe, this new liturgical...
