Who Are the Saints?

You are at the eye doctor and it’s time for the peripheral vision test. You know the one. It’s where you put your head up to a contraption and have to click a switch every time you see a squiggly line. If you don’t concentrate and maintain optimal focus, you will miss them and skew […]

By Phillip Novotny Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the need to avoid large groups, the Plenary Indulgence applicable to the deceased by those who visit a cemetery has been extended beyond the normal dates of November 1-8. This year, the indulgence can be obtained by anyone who visits a cemetery, even if only mentally, […]

By Angelle Hall Many years ago, when I was a young teacher, I was warming up my red beans and rice lunch.  An older teacher observed to me while we waited for the microwave to beep, “You’ve been loved well in your life.” I just stood there for a second and then said, “Yes, I […]

November 1, 2020 When doing student report cards, there was a comment the teacher could choose that read: inattentive and easily distracted. Could that comment describe your spiritual life? We can become so consumed with myriad distractions and preoccupations and lose our connection to what is really significant and important. We can become dull. This […]

By Fr Dan Merz We were created for communion.  Which makes sense because our Creator is an intimate communion of three.  I don’t think it’s possible to be in heaven without having some capacity to enter into and enjoy communion with others.  In the monastic tradition, even hermits need first to prove themselves worthy in […]