21. Orthodox leader’s attendance at inauguration historic

The Mass of inaugurating the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome that took place last week for Pope Francis was history making on several levels. First and foremost was the beautiful simplicity of the liturgy itself. As Jesuit Father Federico...

Wednesday, 27 March 2013 | 60 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

22. Rusting tanks and obsolete warships

Frank Sinatra had a song about a silly old ram who thought he’d butt a hole in a dam. High hopes and a little perseverance helped him take out a billion kilowatt dam. Persevering, hoping and hard-headed Americans for decades since World War II...

Thursday, 21 March 2013 | 96 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

23. A few days that define all of life and eternity

My life comes down to a few days, captured for me between Holy Thursday and Easter morning. Every year, I say that to myself, and every year I marvel at the ongoing truth – that what I value most about my life, about this world, about eternity...

Thursday, 21 March 2013 | 120 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

24. Catholic-Jewish symposium on young people and faith

The Catholic-Jewish Commission of Southern New Jersey is sponsoring a symposium through our educational outreach, the Catholic-Jewish Institute of Understanding, addressing the topic of why so many of our young people are not practicing their...

Thursday, 14 March 2013 | 64 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

25. Widely accepted fallacies that defy evidence

What a relief that as fall yielded to winter, the Mayan calendar’s expiration did not end the world. I was so worried. And a week and a half later, the financial world also kept from flying into smithereens as our political leaders veered away...

Thursday, 07 March 2013 | 124 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

26. The Seven Deadly Sins- Pride- The radical choice that faces each of us

We have all heard it said that “pride cometh before the fall,” which is actually a paraphrasing of Proverbs 16:18.  For Christians, the relationship is not so much chronological or sequential, as essential. In pride, because of pride, through...

Thursday, 07 March 2013 | 95 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

27. Benedict XVI, Servant of the servants of God

In answer to the question, "What do you think of the Holy Father resigning?" Shocked to say the least, but not surprised. The bear on Benedict's seal comes from the legendary story of a Frankish saint by the name of St. Corbinian who was once on...

Thursday, 28 February 2013 | 118 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

28. ‘Sede Vacante,’ as Pope Benedict XVI resigns

Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was renouncing the office of pope on Feb. 28. As you read this column the church is in a state of "Sede Vacante," the empty chair of the Bishop of Rome. People were startled throughout the world over the...

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29. We have to make room for others

We are pushed and pulled out as irritable little balls of humanity, wailing that our warm, watery life has abruptly emptied us into harsh fluorescent light and lower air temperature. Things are being inserted into our mouths to suction out amniotic...

Thursday, 21 February 2013 | 119 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

30. Working for Christian unity for all of Christ’s faithful

Last week I had the privilege of attending the Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers (EDEIO) annual meeting at their beautiful retreat house, Duncan Conference Center in Delray Beach, Fla. I represent the Catholic Association of...

Thursday, 14 February 2013 | 104 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more