Canonization of St. Junipero Serra
On Sept. 23, 2015, Pope Francis canonized Junípero Serra at the Bas...
Your Faith
Are there sins my pastor can't forgive?
Dear Father Joe: I read that, as part of the Year of Mercy, Pope Fr...
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...
St. Thérèse of Lisieux | St. Teresa of Ávila
Feast Days: October 1 | October 15
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also kn...
A vocabulary lesson for Mass
GREETINGS IN CHRIST! This article is going to be a little different...
The Restoration of Marriage
The Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family in October 2014 an...
Do You Have 15 Minutes Every Day? Give It to God
Can we meditate in a way that is faithful to our Catholic tradition?
Celebrate the Power of the Cross
The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on Sept. ...
Instead of sitting on our hands, we can do something’ Al and Marian work with the aging
On April 29, Al and Marian Boucher coordinated the Senior Day of Re...
From a whisper to a shout: Father Fred’s call to the Augustinians
Being an Augustinian priest has given Father Fred Taggert a life of...
Do I have to believe everything the Pope says about the environment?
Q: Dear Father Joe: The pope’s new encyclical on the environment co...
Feast of the Archangels, Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
Feast day: Sept. 29
If you have ever wondered which saint to pray ...
Living the Gospel in a radical way: Brother Francis Boylan, CSC
In the 1960s, there were only two ways for young men and women to b...
2015 Ordination
The Diocese of Lansing was blessed with three new priests on June 2...
Why You Need Spiritual Food
Every third summer, the Catholic lectionary provides a series of re...
Can you be anointed more than once?
Dear Father Joe: What is the difference between the sacrament of th...
Be Innocent: St. Maria Goretti
Feast day: July 6
During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus called the...
Pat prepares special needs students for sacraments
“As they said in Field of Dreams, build it and they will come,” say...
Make Time for an at Home Retreat
So often I hear people say: “Oh, I wish I could make a retreat, but my schedule makes that impossible."
The Death of God and the Loss of Human Dignity
I am sure by now that many of you have seen the appalling hidden-ca...
Social justice in this world
Dear Fr. Joe: What exactly are the principles of social justic...
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church
The Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family in October 2014 an...
Join Your Suffering to Christ: St. Alice
Feast Day: June 15
St. Alice of Schaerbeek (which is near Brussels...
Love, Tolerance, and the Making of Distinctions
Last week, I wrote a piece on Bruce Jenner's transformation into Ca...