How Can We Pray For The Dead Throughout The Year?
Faithful Departed Question: How can we pray for the dead throughout the year? Answer: We commemorate the faithful departed on November 2nd each year. However, we can and should continue…
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The Enthusiastic Steward
Have you ever been at a concert and rushed the stage to get closer to your favorite act? Has your favorite sports team won a championship, and you just wanted…
Gospel Meditation
Christ loves us first. So much of the Christian life is as simple as that. Today’s Gospel is a prime example! “Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a…
Why do We Pray to Saints?
Question: Why do we pray to saints? Answer: Have you ever heard jokes about Catholics and big families? Well, our family is much, much bigger than most of us can…
Is Halloween a Pagan Holiday or a Catholic One?
Question: Is Halloween a pagan holiday or a Catholic one? Answer: The short answer: nowadays, a little bit of both. But it wasn’t always that way. Halloween and All Saints’…
Training for the Race
If you were going to run a race, wouldn’t you need to train? My wife is not a runner, but a few years back, she wanted to participate in a…
Gospel Meditation
This Sunday’s Gospel contrasts two different religious attitudes. First, the self-righteous Pharisee. Here is a man who seems to impeccably follow the law. In some terms, he is the model…
Is He Really Listening?
Question: God rarely seems to answer my prayers. Is He really listening? Answer: Throughout Scripture, God promises to answer the prayers of His people. Sometimes things don’t turn out the…
Everyday Stewardship: Where is the Evidence?
The US Bishops’ pastoral letter, “Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response,” sees a life of stewardship as the fruit that comes from an authentic life with Jesus. Faith in Jesus is the…
Gospel Meditation
“Render a just decision for me against my adversary.” Today’s Gospel features a persistent widow who ekes out justice from a notoriously cold-hearted judge. Why does she win the day?…