St. Basil Saint of the Month January February 2012 St. Basil was born in 330 in what is present-day Turkey. His family... Read More
Why don’t parents take their crying babies out of Mass? In the Know With Father Joe December 2011 A. The first thing I think of is a great story from Bishop Sheen. T... Read More
Bow down: The meaning of the Christmas crèche Advent December 2022 The Word was made flesh. The very source of life, the creator of al... Read More
The New Roman Missal: What’s Changed? What Hasn’t? Theology 101 December 2011 In the past several years, a lot of ink has been spilled about the ... Read More
What Will We Be Saying at Mass? The Communion Rite Theology 101 October 2011 On the night before he died, Jesus ate supper with his Apostles. He... Read More
What do I say when someone dies? In the Know With Father Joe October 2011 A. This is a great question – it’s one that affords us a chance to ... Read More
Too 'Connected' to Connect? Spiritual Fitness October 2011 Computers, cell phones, iPads, iPods, Facebook, Twitter – all new t... Read More
Is God Telling You 'Enough!?' Spiritual Fitness September 2011 Recently, I read an article by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago i... Read More
It is Right to Give God Thanks and Praise: the Eucharistic Prayer Theology 101 September 2011 The eucharistic prayer is the center and summit of our entire celeb... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: How do I go to confession? In the Know With Father Joe September 2011 A. Last time, I talked about how to go to confession. We made an ex... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: How do I go to confession? In the Know With Father Joe July August 2011 A. What a great thing that you’ve decided to return to the sacramen... Read More
Forget Not Love Spiritual Fitness July August 2011 Well, here we are at the height of the vacation season. Even if you... Read More
St. Clare the Patron Saint of Television Saint of the Month July August 2011 St. Clare was born on July 16, 1194, in Assisi, Italy. At age 18, ... Read More
What Will We Be Saying at Mass? Preface Dialogue, Preface and Sanctus Theology 101 July August 2011 The center and summit of the Mass is the eucharistic prayer, our gr... Read More
Divine Mercy How to Accept God’s Forgiveness Spiritual Fitness June 2011 On May 1, we celebrated the Feast of Divine Mercy and Pope John Pau... Read More
St. Irenaeus Saint of the Month June 2011 Irenaeus was born in the 2nd century A.D. During a time when others... Read More
What Will We Be Praying at Mass? The Presidential Prayers - Propers Theology 101 June 2011 Four times during the Mass, the priest, who presides over the assem... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: What exactly are the principles of social justice? In the Know With Father Joe June 2011 A. So, last issue, we looked at the idea of social justice. This mo... Read More
How Can We Be More Like Mary? Spiritual Fitness May 2011 It is May – the month of the Blessed Mother and the month in which ... Read More
St. Athanasius, the Great Defender of the Faith Saint of the Month May 2011 Athanasius was born around 293 in the culturally diverse city of Al... Read More
The Roman Missal: The Gloria Theology 101 May 2011 Adoxology is a “word of praise” and we have several in our Mass tha... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: What is social justice? In the Know With Father Joe May 2011 A. This is a great question! These are confusing times for American... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Is adoration idolatry? In the Know With Father Joe April 2011 A. You know, I hear this one a lot. Basically, it stems from some m... Read More
The Touch of the Master’s Hand Spiritual Fitness April 2011 When I was about 9 or 10, I was asked to memorize the poem “Touch o... Read More
St. Crescentia Hoess Saint of the Month April 2011 Born Anna Hoess in 1682, she was raised devoutly by her parents Mat... Read More