by Msgr. Joseph Calise In the very first year of my very first assignment, the pastor gave me an awesome responsibility. As young and new as I was to the ministry, I was not only to moderate Bingo, but I was to start up a program. It had been many years since there was a […]
Sunday Scriptures
Food Gives Life to the Body
by Msgr. Joseph Calise Before HBO and Direct TV, we had seven channels (if you counted Channel 13 as a real channel) and no remote. When I was a kid, TV was not about sex and violence but about education and family entertainment. One popular figure was Art Linkletter, host of both House Party (which […]
Three in One Not Easy to Explain
by Msgr. Joseph Calise I was ordained a deacon 33 years ago by His Eminence Laurence Cardinal Sheehan in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the North American College in Rome. It was coincidentally the Thursday before the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity which meant that the mystery we celebrate today was the […]
Taking a Lesson from The News
by Father William Dulaney AMONG THE HEADLINES and items that appeared in the pages of The New York Times, the New York Post, the Daily News, and The Tablet during the first few weeks of May, 2012, were the following: • “NATO Soldier Killed” • “Arrests and Violence at Overflowing Rally in Moscow” • “200 […]
Be Open to New Experiences of God
by Father William Dulaney Jessica and Steve believed their marriage was solid. Unfortunately, more frequent arguments and an uneasiness they’d sensed recently had them concerned. Mom and dad eagerly awaited Maria’s birth. On their way home from the hospital both acknowledged the fears and anxieties they were experiencing now that they were parents. Antonio beamed […]
Put Pride Aside and Join in at Holy Mass
by Father William Dulaney CHANCES are many of us have said or heard something like this: “People tell me I’m okay. I have a steady job, love my family, and treat others with respect. I’ve never hurt anyone. I help others whenever I can, work as a volunteer, donate blood, and contribute to charitable causes. […]
Our Motivation Is Guided by Our Relationships of Love
by Father William Dulaney Love, relationships, and memories – how amazing, how mysterious! lt’s hard to imagine what our lives would be without them. I recall talking with a high school senior after his father died. Though looking forward to graduation, he was subdued. Dad had been his role model and mentor; he, Dad’s pride […]
The Good Shepherd Still Calls
by Father James Rodriguez On this fourth Sunday of Easter we continue to rejoice, feeling the warmth and light of the paschal flame, divided but undimmed. However, as human beings we have a tendency to forget. Good Friday already seems so long ago. The hunger of fasting is replaced with feasting and the pounds lost […]
Change By The Power of the Cross
by Father James Rodriguez People don’t change. That is the lie that most of us have been trained to believe, perhaps from our own personal experience, or from the brokenhearted warnings of others. People don’t change. It is easy to believe. After all, who among us has not been hurt before? Who among us finds […]
Divine Mercy Is Always Available
by Father James Rodriguez MERCY. It is at the very heart of today’s readings. It is a commonly misunderstood word, yet the Word of God teaches us on this second Sunday of Easter that it is essential. In a vision, our Lord showed St. Faustina the now-popular image of His divine mercy (see photo). In […]
