Should I Stay or Should I Go
Life is not always easy on us and it can be hard to figure out the next step to take in our journey. We can even become immobilized by indecisiveness…
Category: Weekly Reflections
Cremation and The Church
Question: Can Catholics be cremated? Answer: As the practice of cremation becomes more and more common, it’s important to know what the Church asks of families who have chosen this…
Gospel Meditation
Do you come to God for forgiveness, while your heart holds resentment for another? Do you look to have all your debts forgiven, yet imprison others with your demands against…
Choosing Organ Donation
Question: Are Catholics allowed to donate their organs? Answer: Yes, Catholics are allowed to donate their organs. In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church praises this practice when it notes…
Liturgical Table Talk: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Hors d'oeuvre If tomorrow you won a million dollars (tax-free) what would you do with it? Dig In Matthew was writing his gospel to a church that was primarily…
The Blessing of the Community
I have been blessed to be a member of my parish community for 28 years. For much of that time I was serving as a member of the parish staff,…
Gospel Meditation
Humility and the desire to learn and grow are important virtues and qualities to possess. Having a true sense of my brokenness and incompleteness is essential for developing and maintaining…
Gospel Meditation
Recently, I had the opportunity to take part in a program with ordained and lay minsters representing a number of Christian traditions and nationalities. Although we spent a lot of…
Priestly Ordination of Men
Question: Why are only men allowed to be priests or deacons in the Church? Answer: One of the most debated and — in some circles — contentious teachings of the…
The Choice of Stewardship
What does it mean to be a good steward? Does it mean to be an active parishioner, or something more? Are we better stewards because we give more in terms…