A Road Map for Forming Missionary Disciples
Father Luis Granados
German author Father Romano Guardini depicted the transmission of faith with the image of a candle being lit from...
Meet Venerable Bishop Frederic Baraga
D.D. Emmons
In May 1831 the Catholic missionary Father Frederic Baraga arrived at L’Arbre Croche (now Harbor Springs), Michigan, where there...
An Argument Against the Church’s ‘Vocations Crisis’
Father Chad Arnold
Recently, I was going over Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Sacerdotalis Caelibatus (On the Celibacy of the Priest). Written in...COVID-19: A pastor’s perspective
Celebrating Parish Traditions during COVID-19
Father David J. Bonnar 0
When I first arrived at my previous assignment 11 years ago, I remember the principal saying, “Father, there is... Read More
The Holy Spirit Provides Strength in Answering Life’s Questions
Fathe David J. Bonnar 0
I have been thinking a lot lately about the Holy Spirit. Perhaps it is because this is the week... Read More
‘Structure determines function’
Father David J. Bonnar 0
The other day I went to my chiropractor for a “tune up.” The stress of life and ministry can... Read More
Behind Every Number, There Is a Name, a Face and a Life
Father David J. Bonnar 0
It happens every day at roughly the same time. There is an alert that comes over my iPhone informing... Read More
We Need to Look to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, during the Pandemic
Father David J. Bonnar 0
In her wisdom, Holy Mother Church provides specific options for Gospel texts on various occasions. Over time, preachers come... Read More
Are we there yet?
Father David J. Bonnar 0
When I was a child, my family had a summer cottage two hours north of Pittsburgh nestled in the... Read MoreColumnists
The Parish of the Future
Father Michael White 0
In July, the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy issued an instruction on the “pastoral conversion” of the parish community in... Read More
