The luck of the Irish
Gael Day is an old Irish term referring to the day the rent is due.
Column: Early decisions point to expansion of culture of death
The president has undertaken a series of actions that could broadly expand the culture of death.
Column: Jesus is both driven and sustained by the Holy Spirit
Mr. Prince: We’ll see you when you get back from image enhancement camp. Martin Prince: Spare me your euphemisms! It’s fat camp, for Daddy’s chubby little secret! (“Kamp Krusty,” “The Simpsons,” 1992)
Column: Who’s in control this Lent?
Reading a commentary on the Ash Wednesday readings shouldn’t make you sarcastic, but I couldn’t help myself.
He could have been a cowboy
If things had been just a little different, Father Jerry Arano- Ponce, pastor of St. Agnes Parish here, might have been a cowboy.
ACTS reflects stewardship
The archdiocese is responding to the current national, state and local economic situation that is highlighted in the media on a daily basis with hope.
Grandmother provides inspiration for winning essay
A grandmother’s Christlike witness inspired Greta McCall, a senior at St. James Academy here, to pen a winning entry in the Maryknoll Student Essay Contest.
A leap of faith
“I went only because my wife signed me up for it,” admitted Dr. Bruce Snider.
Column: No Catholics should have to carry their burden alone
Several of my previous columns have attempted to explain how the virtues of faith and hope can help us cope with the inevitable anxieties fostered by our nation’s current economic problems.
‘Prophet’ on the world stage
The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was reputed to have scoffed at the Holy Father, asking, “How many divisions does the pope have?”