Fr. Ron Kelso sent me this picture a few days ago. I looked at it once, then again, and then I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. I was mesmerized by it and I couldn’t understand as to why! The tree was felled, yes! And it continued to grow and flourish in new directions…
The following thoughts were written by Gary Zukav, an American philosopher, and taken from his book, Evolution and Business: As the human species awakens to itself as a collection of immortal souls learning together care for the environment and the earth will become a matter of the heart, the natural response of souls moving toward…
Welcome to Father Daniel Nganga from the Diocese of Kitale, in north western Kenya, East Africa, who joins us today, at all Masses to seek support for his young Diocese. Father Dan was ordained a priest in 2002, and generously serves today with the rural faith community of Our Lady of Assumption Parish—Kapenguria, as…
A number of years ago the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago, coined the phrase, “The Seamless Garment”. It was a reference to the moment right after the death of Jesus on the cross when the soldiers decided to divide the garments of Jesus. They realized His tunic was seamless and rather than try…
July 1 is my 15th anniversary as the Pastor of St. Thomas More Catholic Church. I share with you, once again, my first Pastor’s Column dated July 6, 2003. It is my desire each year to give you my first Pastor’s Column in which I shared with you the words of Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk as…
On Thursday, June 21, we celebrated the Summer Solstice. Hopefully, we will slow the pace down, relax more, spend more time with family and friends, and recreate, that is re-create! Let us give thanks to God for the gift of summer: Under the warmth of the summer sun the world awakes and blossoms into every…
Join us for… LET OUR CHILDREN GO! Statewide Action to end family separation and incarceration of our children. Even though President Trump rescinded his order regarding the separation of children from their parents, there is no plan in place to help these families be reunited. There are major humanitarian issues that still need to be…
Please take time to read this statement from Bishop Flores who is the Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, a border Diocese to Mexico. His message represents the feeling and perspective of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). When we rip children out of the arms of their parents, we are ripping out the heart…
This weekend we celebrate the National Holiday of Father’s Day. In honor of this day, I share with you a variety of quotes about fathers. Some are serious and sincere, some are in jest, and some are painfully true. All are meant to call attention to fatherhood, its importance, and to encourage all men to…
It has been reported that there is a species of fish that lives in the waters off the South American continent that has the ability, with its one set of eyes, to see in two directions—up and down—at the same time. As it makes its way through the water, it, simultaneously, looks down into the…