The Institute for American Values recently issued A Call for a New Conversation on Marriage. The current conversation, the 74 signers say, is going nowhere and children deserve better. It is not yet clear if Catholics will contribute, but I hope so. The IAV is a right-leaning, centrist think tank, or at least it used to be. Led by David Blankenhorn, the Read more
Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17 1 Cor 12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13 Lk 4:21-30 In Lectionary C, we wind our way through the gospel of Luke. One of the major motifs in Luke is that Jesus is the innocent and rejected prophet. We see the beginning of his rejection in this week’s gospel. Jesus announces to the crowds that they are Read more
We need to renew our parishes. In two earlier posts, I argued that our politics and economics often defines us more than the gospel and that the widespread breakdown of community life in our culture makes it difficult for parishes to counter these frameworks. These dynamics present challenges to the parish, but God gives the parish its mission. It is to be Read more
This guest post by Kent Lasnoski, Assistant Professor of Theology at Quincy University, is particularly appropriate given that in yesterday’s Gospel reading we are told of Jesus proclaiming his mission to “set the captives free.” (Lk 4:14-21) Among the most troubling, recent challenges of moral discernment comes to us in the form of the approximately 600,000 human embryos held in cryogenic stasis at Read more
I discovered Thomas Aquinas as a teenager. I grew up in the south, in the heart of the Bible belt where faith was biblical or else it wasn’t faith. In middle and high school, debates raged not only among the parents but among the students as well about whether evolution should be taught in schools since it was a challenge to the Read more
At least some parts of the Catholic priesthood have suffered from and continue to suffer from arrogance and “hubris,” and that this drives people away from the faith. Among some younger priests and seminarians, the preoccupation with the distinctive and exalted character of church office is at least disturbing, when it is not offensive. It is frankly embarrassing for me as a Read more
In recent months, the Catholic activist Dorothy Day has received ample praise in both the Catholic and secular press. Of course, the reason is that last November, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops endorsed the cause of canonization for Day, moving her one step closer to sainthood. The timing of this endorsement seems providential; as our recent presidential election has shown, Read more
There is a lot going on today. It is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. The March for Life is descending upon our nation’s capital. It is also the last day of the week of Prayer for Christian Unity. St. Paul could never be accused of being lukewarm. Up to his conversion, he was devout in his Jewish faith and Read more
Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19:8-10, 15 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 I will never forget the first time I watched Schindler’s List and sat at the end of the movie watching all of the cast silently place a stone on top of Oscar Schindler’s grave, tears streaming down my face. I then remember our teacher explaining that the reason they Read more
Last week I was participating in a medical training program and research project in Khartoum, Sudan. It was an amazing and intense experience…one which I hope to share in blogs and in a new research trajectory. I had an incredible week in Khartoum meeting with doctors, Sister-Nurses, Village Midwives/Health visitors, medical students and recent graduates. On our last day we visiting the Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
