Whatever divisions exist among the bishops, all of us agree on the need for a comprehensive effort to revivify faith in the Eucharist in every diocese of our country.

By the time this article appears, our friends, the cicadas, will have gone.

Funnel cakes and fishing and other fun on our trip to the beach

Regrets also possess a positive side, they humble us, teaching us that we are not the strong person we desire to be. They are reminders of how easy it is to commit undesirable acts that cause us to weep.

Then a man who was fishing nearby approached us. “I really want to see them catch something,” he said.

Late on the afternoon of Father’s Day, I said, “I wonder whether I should make cupcakes….”

Father Kenneth Doyle fields questions about praying for Satan and Mass vessels and vestments.

May this summer be a restful time of renewal, memory-making, and ice cream.

That’s what is so sweet about my dream — that our children might see me off singing “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.” If that really happens, it will mean we have succeeded in teaching them the most important lesson in life. They will have kept the faith.

I’m really enjoying connecting and reconnecting with people I’ve missed so much over the past 15 months.