Spirituality
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Loving God

One of the errors I’ve run into is to believe that we only are to love those in need of love.  It’s a view that

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Virtues

One time I was teaching a group of eighth-graders about sin. One boy raised his hand and said, “I really don’t want to sin. Would

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Fra Angelico
Feasts
Fr. Joseph Gill

Becoming a Saint

“…becoming a saint isn’t easy…just ask John Duns Scotus. Duns Scotus was a Scottish Franciscan priest and philosopher from the late 1200s. He was a

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Scripture
Fr. Gerald Musa

The Cross as Tree of Life

“The Old Rugged Cross” is the title of a well-known song written by George Bennard more than a century ago (1912). Afterwards, various famous artists,

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Feasts
Fr. Gerald Musa

New Mandate

Lord’s Supper (Last supper) is one of the most famous paintings in the world. There are different versions of this painting, but Leonardo da Vinci’s

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Scripture
Fr. Gerald Musa

The Road to Glory

Glory is attractive, but the cross is repulsive; we love to arrive at a destination called glory, but we often reject the narrow and thorny

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Religion
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Faith and Mercy

I really think it’s difficult to change the culture‘s attitude towards abortion without faith in Jesus Christ. First, let it be known that what I

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Scripture
Erin Cain

A God Who Surprises

At that time, John summoned two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come,

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Entertainment
Thomas Tan

Ultraman’s Benediction

Per signum Crucis de inimicis nostris libera nos, Deus noster. Growing up in the ’70s, Ultraman was the most popular superhero on TV. Like every

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Sacraments
Nick Chui

Is Virtual Mass Sufficient?

Is virtual Mass and attendance physically the same? Are they simply different ways of praying? If you can’t sing at Mass and mingle with others,

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Feasts
Fr. Joseph Gill

He Is With Us

As the world was shutting down this past April due to coronavirus, prisons and hospitals and nursing homes became fortresses, with no-one allowed in or

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Feasts
Kat Larson

Rejoice!

As Advent draws to a close, hope arises in anticipation of our Savior’s birth. However, as my pastor reached the ambo to begin his homily,

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Family
Fr. Gerald Musa

A Divine Master Plan

When people get married, everyone expects pregnancy to occur right away, and when there is a delay in this, anxiety and questions begin to set

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