Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Reflect on the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct.

What the disciples are to learn is that they ought "to pray always without becoming weary" ( Luke 18:1). Jesus had just been ...

A lot of Republicans — and, judging from polls, a lot of independents — feel this way. If there are enough of them, Romney will win, and win big. Are there? Well, there are some signs. I’ve written ...

We anticipated an epic struggle on the field between the very two best football teams in the Super Bowl which has come and gone. We braced ourselves for an outdoor winter venue, mired in the one of ...

During Lent we are called to journey with Jesus as he remains in the desert for forty days. I am struck by the image of Jesus in today’s Gospel—wandering the desolate landscape, surrounded by wild ...

Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the world. Four weeks, each symbolized with a lighted candle, purple, purple, rose pink, purple. A time of waiting, a time of ...

“It was an annual tradition. Women rolling out little discs of dough, others filling them with dates or nuts,” writes Azzi. Credit: Pixabay Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter ...

Those of us who observe Christian Lent probably remember that the Fourth Sunday in this penitential season is Laetare Sunday (“rejoice” Sunday). It is an appropriate time to lighten our laments over ...

"They took palm branches and went out to meet him shouting 'Hosanna.'" - John 12:13 (NIV) While cleaning out a closet I came across an item that was like finding a buried treasure. It was my first ...