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 Even though President Trump rescinded his order regarding the separation of children from their parents, there is no plan in place to help these families be reunited.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…
Last Sunday, I spent 96 very powerful minutes watching the movie, “Pope Francis: A Man of His Word.” During the showing of the movie, you could hear a pin drop in the theater. The movie is showing in a number of theaters at the present time. I would encourage everyone to take a bit of…
Catholic Climate Covenant launched a new nationwide campaign, “Catholics Are Still In,” to garner the U.S. Catholic Community’s support for climate action. With their partners, they developed the “U.S. Catholic Climate Declaration,” which expresses the Catholic imperative to protect and promote human life and human dignity, especially among the poorest and most vulnerable peoples, by…
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each…