The heart itself is but a small vessel, yet there are dragons and there are lions; there are poisonous beasts and all the treasures of evil. And there are rough and uneven roads; there are precipices. But there is also God, also the angels, the life and the kingdom,...
The deadline has been extended until August 15 for the United States Province’s scholarship program, which aids students who wish to attend Catholic schools. Members and Companions are invited nominate a young person who wishes to attend a Catholic primary or high...
By Fr. Tim Knepper, C.PP.S. After Mass recently, a family stopped by to shake hands and chat. Inside the stroller they pushed was their youngest, sound asleep. Her parents told me the baby usually falls asleep during my preaching. Everyone’s a critic, I thought to...
By Fr. Bill Nordenbrock, C.PP.S. As I pray with and reflect on today’s Gospel passage, a persistent image keeps coming to mind. I keep imagining a crying toddler being swept up into the arms of her daddy. Maybe the child is crying because she got scared or because...
By Fr. James “Santiago” Gaynor, C.PP.S. As we observe the night sky of stars and moon, it is impossible to not believe in something and someone beyond planet Earth. As we observe the sun rise of a new day and how wonderfully the planet turned on its axis in the last...
By Fr. Joe Uecker, C.PP.S. A feast of love! That’s what we celebrate today as we thank Jesus for pouring out his life blood for us. A feast of love! In our Litany of the Precious Blood, we pray: “Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness.” This could be...
