A little change for a malt
Every day after school, at pick-up, I ask my kindergartener the same question as...
Who should walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding?
Q. My daughter does not have a close relationship with my ex-husband, and now th...
Is it really wrong to cheat on exams? Isn’t it just ‘helping’ each other?
Dear Fr. Joe: A lot of my friends cheat on their exams and don’t see anything wr...
No Meat on Fridays all year long?
In my pastoral letter of Holy Thursday 2012, I invited the active Catholics of t...
The Holy Spirit's quiet gifts
As a teenager preparing for the sacrament of confirmation, I often wondered when...
The Adventure of Classical Morality
One of the most significant fault lines in Western culture opened up in the sixt...
SHE SAYS: “I’m just practical. Why can’t Patrick see that?”
Sally says: I don’t feel as if I’m negative – I’m practical! You need to see all...
I am the victim of office gossip. What can I do about the co-worker who started the rumor?
Q. One of my co-workers is always gossiping, and it borders on slander. She told...
How to pray to the Holy Spirit
Fill the hearts of your faithful. Enkindle in us the fire of your love. Send for...
Parenting tips from a priest and his wife - Father Steve and Cindy Anderson
Father Steve Anderson was ordained in 2003. He is the first married priest in th...
Should my neighbors pay me for fixing their technology issues?
I work in information technology and I am always getting calls from neighbors in...
Monday Morning Alka-Seltzer - May 2013
May 20
(This is the welcoming message of Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Dayton...
Pay attention to the fruit
Feast Day: May 7
We have all no doubt heard that a tree can be known by its f...
Pentecost How the Church began
The Catechism describes the Church as both the “means and the goal of God’s plan...
What can you do about bullies?
When A. O. Scott reviewed the movie Drillbit Taylor for the New York Times he no...