On Father’s Day and each day, let us thank God for the gift of our father whose caring presence often mirrors or mirrored the love of our Heavenly Father.
Category: Seeing with Jesus’ Eyes
Celebrate October by praying the Rosary
Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Holy Rosary on October 7.
Good fathers leave eternal marks of love
Mrs. Sonora Louise Smart Dodd is generally credited with organizing the first modern Father’s Day. It was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Wash.
May Memorial Day inspire us to work for peace
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. For some, Memorial Day means the beginning of summer. For others, it is a day off to go shopping.
Four feasts that prepare us for a Heavenly summer
Each year in our diocese, we celebrate four of the most important feasts of the Church on four consecutive Sundays. These feasts are the Ascension, Pentecost, the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
The Knights and baseball
Since their founding, the Knights of Columbus have had connections with baseball, especially with the New York Yankees. Fr. Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, was apparently a good baseball player.
Easter offers believers hope to begin again
In Connecticut, one of my older classmates took delight in asking younger seminarians what was the most important feast in the Catholic Church. If they replied Christmas, he would look at them as if he were deeply shocked.
Lent helps us see with Jesus’ eyes
At my uncle’s funeral, before he began his homily, the priest removed his glasses. Then he laughed and stated, “Without my glasses, I see you indistinctly. When I wear my glasses, I can see your faces and your good looks!”
Resentment hurts us and others
My computer seems to have a sense of humor. As I worked on an article on resentment, it asked, “Do you wish to delete resentment?”
Reflections on my priestly retirement
At age 70, I felt it was time to retire. I moved to Madison for a few years where I helped out at different parishes.