Easter Grace Continues
After the Easter eggs are found and the chocolate is gone, we need ...
Your Faith
Advocate of Peace, Advisors to Popes: Catherine of Siena
Feast Day: April 29
On the feast of the Annunciation, 1347, Jacopo...
What are our obligations to Planet Earth?
We begin by looking at animals and how our faith teaches us to trea...
The Good Samaritan: A Lesson in Mercy
The Parable in Brief
In order to understand the full conte...
Mercy is Love Transformed
As we continue our year-long reflection on the nature of mercy in h...
Vatican Issues Decree on Foot-Washing Ritual
A decree specifying that the Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual can include "all members of the people of God."
The Power of Praying for Others
In the last column, I spoke about the need for, and the power of, i...
I knew God was telling me to go to Flint
Mary Jo’s response to FAITH magazine
Mary Jo Ervin expected her pr...
Why should I go to Holy Week services?
I hope that, as I share with you each step of Holy Week, you see that these services are nothing short of an invitation into the heart of our Christian faith.
St. Katharine Drexel, an American Missionary
Feast Day: March 3
St. Katharine Drexel was born to a rich and cha...
The Power of Prayer
I wonder how many of us seriously believe in the power of prayer? D...
Sister Therese teaches kids to speak Vietnamese so they can talk to their parents
Incongruence can be bewildering. Arriving in Michigan in 2002, Sist...
The Humble Doorkeeper: St. Andre Bessette
Feast Day: January 7th
St. André was born Alfred Bessette in Quebe...
What is Mercy?
Let us begin our year-long reflection on the nature of mercy in hon...
Should We Send Our Kids to Catholic School?
Over the years, I’ve really come to see that Catholic schools are a great gift God offers us; a gift that we often overlook.
Pope to Priests: "Be Pastors, Not Officials"
Pope Francis said that priests cannot forget their roots, they aren’t “mushrooms” that magically sprout at ordination.
¿Qué es la misericordia?
Aunque el Año Jubilar de la Misericordia concluyó en noviembre de 2...
Break With Sin and Follow Christ: St. Fabiola
St. Fabiola (d. 399/400) was a Roman physician who divorced her fir...
Humane Vitae and the Sanctity of Life
Since one of the themes discussed during the Ordinary Synod of Bish...
Are Catholic superstitions OK?
Dear Father Joe: Is it OK to pray for Notre Dame to win their footb...
The Lasting Legacy of Pope Francis in Philadelphia
The goal of the Mercy and Justice Initiative was to generate action and awareness about homelessness in the area.
Preparing our hearts to receive Jesus: Praying during Advent
1st Sunday of Advent
In this first week of Advent, let us focus on...
Faith and law: How Paul brings them together
If the World will not hear the Divines, They must hear the Lawyers,...
The Domestic Church
Since one of the themes discussed during the Ordinary Synod of Bish...
“Life with the Oblates is what I needed”
Joe makes first vows
Joe Katarsky first encountered the Oblates wh...