God marked Saint Francis of Assisi with the Wounds of Christ on September 17, 1224.  This week we commemorate that 800th...

WALK WITH ONE! - Where do we start with inviting someone to take a step closer to Jesus? How might we invite them forward in their faith?...

Our National Eucharistic Revival continues!  Last month, our Sunday Mass Gospel walked with Jesus through the sixth chapter of Saint...

Back to school time!  Summertime seems to be going faster the older I get!  A lot of times, for adults, we think of “back to school” as...

During this month of August, I invite you to read the Gospel of Saint John, Chapter 6.  It is the core of the third year of our National...

Thanks so much to John and Amee, Vicki and Sonia, Deacon Matt and Tracy, who joined me at the National Eucharistic Congress last...

Every Sunday we gather together for a day of rest, a holy day.  The purpose of our National Eucharistic Revival is to bring everyone back...

This week, thousands of us across the country will be going to Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress.  For the past two...

Saint Paul 2 Corinthians 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness."

What do we do when words are not enough? What do we do when we feel grief and loss?  What do we do when we can’t cope with sickness or death

Our Bible readings today remind us that no matter what is going on in our lives, God is with us. Think for a moment what it was like to...

With all the beneficial rain that we have been having, everything is so green and lush!  What a beautiful place to live, isn’t it? During...

Happy Father’s Day!  Bishop Golka ordained three new Fathers for our Diocese yesterday!  I am so happy to have known one of them, Father...

Today’s Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ marks the beginning of the third year of our National Eucharistic Revival.  The third...

Love, especially God’s love revealed in the Most Blessed Trinity, is a flow.  Love wants to share itself.  Love needs to share...

Happy Pentecost Sunday, everyone!  Recently, Bishop Golka shared with the priests his thoughts and discernments on the current direction...

Living up here on the hill with St. Francis, you might think there’s a lot of silence.  With the wind roaring lately, it sounds more like...

We live in a world that has become so polarized.  The use of anger to express ideas has become so commonplace that we hardly think about...

Spring weather can be unpredictable.  Remember last weekend!  Daffodils and crocuses begin to emerge during days of temperatures in the...

Today, the Church celebrates the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The purpose of this Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publicly...