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Our sins - those of the whole world - are what caused Jesus to suffer. Save us, O Lord. Amen.

The call to repentance during Lent is the most important call we will ever receive.

The vulnerable and poor refugees are only asking what all of us desire: a decent, safe place to live and work.

Thoughts for becoming closer to Christ as Lent 2021 is upon us. Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." So let us let our light shine through our good deeds as we journey toward Him.

Human trafficking, a modern-day form of slavery, is "the business of stealing freedom for profit" according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. The Catholic Church designates Feb. 8, the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, as the "International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking."

As President Biden begins his first presidential term, many moral issue await. Let's allow God to use us to "Build Back Better" for everyone, everywhere.

Waiting – with holy patience and holy impatience – is Advent’s call to us. 

conscience, election, voting

Season of Creation, climate change, global warming

Labor Day 2020, economic justice, COVID-19

 With still no end in sight, the highly infectious, deadly, global novel coronavirus naturally continues to command much of our attention. All of us are vulnerable and most of us know it!

Wars have always caused needless suffering, destruction and death.

Although it is ordinary time in the church year, I think it often feels like Good Friday these days. Don’t you?     

As I write, it is July 4, Independence Day in the United States.

In the Gospel of Matthew, there is a scene where the Pharisees and Sadducees, in their desire to test Jesus, ask him to show them a sign.

Last year I was knocked to the ground and pinned down by an assailant who held his hand over my mouth.

Celebrating the Eucharist at St. Pope John Paul II’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica on the 100th anniversary of the saint’s birth (May 18)...

While to a certain degree returning to “business as usual” will not likely happen, that does not mean the vast majority of those who hold most of the world’s wealth and power will not use every advantage at their deposal...

As the dreadful coronavirus pandemic clearly illustrates: Life is fragile.

Even now, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to attack humanity, so many human beings continue to fight each other.