The road to hope
On the Wednesday after Easter, the church frequently uses the Gospel of Luke, Ch...
Our son is gay - what do we do?
Bortner men tended to die in their 40s of heart attacks, and so Ray was ready to...
Happy New Year!
New Year
Why do we need the church?
Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves on many comm...
“Mary of the Gaels”
Feast day: Feb. 1
Patron saint of: Ireland, poets, dairymaids, blacksmiths, h...
Dear Fr. Joe: What does it mean to be "saved"?
A. The short answer is “yes,” but I get paid by the word, so I’m going to go ahe...
15 minutes a day – how do I make Scripture part of my everyday life?
When I was a little girl of 6, I began 10 years of public school education. (No ...
‘And the greatest of these is love.’
St. Paul's description of love
I always get stuck with the worst assignments – am I being punished for being single?
A. Those bells you hear ringing in your head probably aren’t wedding bells – the...
Light in Darkness
God’s light was born among us in darkness, Bethlehem’s star pointing to the Ligh...
We had a baby and I lost my wife! - He's acting like a baby himself
What do they do? Oh yes – this brings back memories; some good, some not so good...
From fat to frugal
Fat Tuesday has really developed a name for itself. Spring break and the New Orl...
Don't rush into buying a home
Don’t rush into buying a home. We know your in-laws say you’re throwing your mon...