Today in the United States we bring the quadrennial process of electing citizens to lead our government for two, four, or six years of service. This particular campaign process has been remarkably long, contentious and ...

Yesterday afternoon was a glorious October day here on the border between Iowa and Nebraska _ in the heart of the heartland _ the very center of the U.S. "bread basket." The sun shone warm, the temperature a moderate ...

Today's liturgical celebration, which is a major feast day of the Church, provides a meditation itself even before we consider the readings and their wonderful images. What does it mean to celebrate this specific place?||The ...

Some years ago, while giving a parish workshop on the liturgical year, I asked the group how they celebrate each of the major liturgical seasons. We spent much time on Advent and Christmas and even more time on Lent, but ...

St. Francis Borgia, the third general of the Society of Jesus, and a personal friend of St. Ignatius, was one of the wealthiest and most influential men of the late 16th Century. He was a virtuous member of a Renaissance ...

In the Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises Saint Ignatius' presents a meditation on the Two Standards as a prayer that invites the spiritual person to examine the method and consequences of self aggrandizement vs the ...

Irish literature is replete with the character of the betrayer - a friend, family member, - insider - who betrays the hero or heroine, usually unto death. The "judas" figure of history is without any question one of the ...

A neighbor of mine is trying to sell his comfortable four-bedroom home here in Omaha. It is well built and well maintained, and if the house was located a mere mile further west he could command a selling price of almost ...

Th and eacute;r and egrave;se of the Child Jesus Daily Reflections|Perhaps the greatest source of human joy is the love that we have for another person. Certainly this is the most enduring of our human joys, because this ...

Some years ago I was working with the parents of second graders who were preparing their children for first communion. One parent was fussing about the necessity of bringing children to the Eucharist and with a touch of ...