Women and the Church
For far too long women have taken a back seat in the church. For years we, men that is, have required women to jump through all sorts of hurdles to gain entranc...
Author: Fr. Peter
Ancient Hebrew tablet sparks debate on Messiah
JERUSALEM – A 3-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet st...
Clergy and Politics
Recently I priest that I went to seminary with sent out an email blasting Senator Obama and saying we, as Christians, Should vote for Senator John McCain. I dis...
Anniversary
Today is my 4th anniversary. I was ordained to the holy priesthood 4 years ago today in Chicago. It seems like it was only yesterday.
Prayer for the Nation
Bishop, John Carroll of Baltimore: We pray, Thee O Almighty and Eternal God! Who through Jesus Christ hast revealed Thy glory to all nations, to preserve the wo...
In Congress, July 4, 1776
WHEN IN the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume am...
Middle of the Year
Well I am back in the office today trying to make some sense out of all the mail and catching up on the work going on around the church. Things have been busy w...
Orthodox Patriarch Says Dialogue Is Progressing
Notes That Church Will Also Celebrate Pauline Year VATICAN CITY, JUNE 30, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople says dialogue between the ...
Papal Greeting to Patriarch Bartholomew I
“Men and Women Feel a Growing Need for Certainty and Peace” VATICAN CITY, JUNE 30, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the Benedict XVI̵...
Home Safe
Greetings all. I made it home safe last night but I was so tired I did not feel like blogging. I drove over 800 miles in about 13 hours. Thanks for all the pray...