Being a saint is like being a successful athlete or musician. You need a good plan, determination and the grace of God.

Sharing a few highlights from our week in poetry form

Leaders must be aware that their words and deeds have far-reaching consequences.

Putting Christmas decorations away is a sad time for many. It doesn’t have to be that way.

I can’t accept cavalier disrespect directed toward our democracy. I feel angry, sad, and betrayed. The world feels upside-down.

As we say a farewell and good riddance to 2020, I selected some images that made me smile or gave me energy these past months. Hopefully, they will do the same for you.

Father Doyle fields questions about providing written homilies and offering Masses for deceased non-Catholics.

In a racially and economically tumultuous year that saw a significant rise in calls for the church to acknowledge and make reparations for its largely unreconciled practices of slavery and segregation, the loss of Sister Reginald, and her expertise in African American Catholic history, was especially wrenching.

As we watch our children grow up right before our eyes, we are reminded that time is limited and precious.

Happy New Year! How did you celebrate the arrival of 2021?