Why can’t non-Catholics receive the Eucharist? The simple reason is this. The Church teaches that to partake of communion in any...

On Saturday, October 14th , our Knights of Columbus Council is sponsoring a rosary rally as part of a worldwide celebration of the...

Kimberly and I are back now after being gone for most of the summer. For the first time since we met 50 years ago, we enjoyed a summer...

Two weeks ago, I talked about the Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers as the 7th of 9 components of Catholic Social Teaching. So, what...

Did you know that the social mission of the Catholic Church is founded in our understanding of human life and dignity? Every human being...

Do our pets go to heaven when they die? There are good arguments for both “yes” and “no”. Although much has been written on this topic,...

Two weeks ago, Kimberly and I were at a campground in the Smoky Mountains. The park was nestled in a small valley about 500 feet below...

Genuflecting and bowing. What is the difference and when do we do it? Simply put, these are gestures of greeting and respect as we see...

Have you ever wondered why we bring forward the bread, wine, and collection money at Mass? Essentially, we are doing what the early...

A friend asked me “why does the priest break off a small piece of his host and place it in the cup just before receiving communion?” ...

As a cradle Catholic who still remembers what it was like before Vatican II, I found it hard to pray from the heart when I was first...

Last week I wrote about spending quiet time with Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration – a 1700 year old tradition of our Catholic faith. This...

If you are like me, prayer can be hard. Hard to find the time. Hard to find the words. Hard to keep my mind from wandering. Hard to...

A week ago, Kimberly and I went to our place up north to hide from the world. We enjoyed perfect Northern Michigan summer weather – warm...

In our 2nd reading today, St. Paul tells the Christians in Corinth “mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live...

Saying ‘goodbye’ is never easy. Before my son, Justin, left for his 4th deployment with the Marines, he sat down with his two and a half...

We hear in the 1st reading from Acts Chapter 6 how the early church was having a logistics problem. This occurred sometime within the...

I saw a bumper sticker last week that read “I love Jesus, too. But I still cuss a little.” Although I found humor in it at first, I got...

Holy Week is over. We prayed together on Palm Sunday, at weekday Masses and Adoration, on Holy Thursday for the Mass of the Last Supper,...

HAPPY EASTER! We made it! Lent is over and it is Spring! But, just what are we celebrating today? What is Easter all about? If Easter had...