The events of the past week in Boston have prompted a time when we can really get our fists up in the air and say some pretty ugly things. When there is a great evil that involves the heart of the United States, there is never a lack of patriotism, and unification becomes a theme [...]
Often when I’m feeling particularly down in the dumps, or feeling any kind of extreme emotion, really, I turn to contemporary Christian music to cheer me up. It has a soothing effect on me that I haven’t quite found anywhere else in my life up to this point. Even if I’m not completely paying attention [...]
He is risen! Truly he is risen! This is what it is all about, the resurrection of the Christ that relieved humanity from death. Easter is why we believe in Christ. If Jesus never descended to the dead and rose again we would have said, “that Jesus was a swell prophet.” That too is true, [...]
It’s that time again. Palm Sunday begins the week of our Lord’s Passion and a time when the universal church begins to enter into the suffering of Christ in the Paschal Mystery. I recall as a child hustling off to Mass to get my palms and I couldn’t wait to bring them home to put [...]
Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics when he announced his resignation from the Chair of St. Peter on Feb. 11. The last papal resignation occurred nearly 600 years ago. In a prepared statement, the pontiff cited his declining health as the primary motivation in stepping down as Bishop of Rome: “After having [...]
“Here I am Lord; I come to do your will.” The response to a call like this has to be heard, so it would follow that someone called before the response. If a friend calls you and asks you to pick him or her up before the basketball game so that you both may share a [...]
The liturgical calendar is going to be turning colors soon. That just means in the Catholic tradition certain colors are used as vestments and altar clothes to signify a certain season. Purple is the color used during the Advent and Lent seasons. Lent is a customary time to show remorse for the sins committed against [...]
I am in the midst of a major transition in my life and had the opportunity to spend some very special moments with a dear friend who has terminal cancer. Initially I was not sure what I would say or how to go about saying it. I kept remembering the moments that we spent together [...]
Welcome back! I hope that you had the opportunity to spend some quality time with family and friends over that wonderful break. There is a sense of excitement that we get as we get closer to our destination when we are traveling. I can remember seeing a sign that read “50 miles to Harrisburg” well [...]
How quickly the time has passed us by. Can you remember when just yesterday we first came to campus? For freshmen, you may be able to recall the first time you were on campus and the feeling you had when you were all alone for the first time. Seniors, you are only a semester away [...]