Column: Our eternity lies not within the fountain of youth but in the risen Lord
On Nov. 30, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI promulgated his second encyclical letter: “Spe Salvi — On Christian Hope.”
Column: Evangelization means planning with, not for, the people
A little over one year ago a small group of faith-filled women from Our Lady of Guadalupe in Topeka approached me about an evangelization project that they had in mind for Lent 2008.
Column: We participate in his mercy through Divine Mercy Sunday
In their deliberations on the sacred liturgy, the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council desired that the faithful participate fully in the rites of the Mass.
Column: Stewardship is the key to job satisfaction
In my work for the church, I do my best to explain why I enjoy my job.
Column: Matthew’s account both explains and enhances Mark’s
When I write the initial draft for my column, it often exceeds the word limit.
Column: Suffering was not a part of God’s original design
Recently, I was listening to a radio interview with a college theology professor at a major university who described himself as an agnostic.
Column: Point of ensoulment not the issue in stem-cell debate
by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk People are sometimes surprised to hear that the wrongness of destroying a human embryo does not ultimately depend on when that embryo might become a person, or when he or she…
Column: Pilate’s wife’s dream underlines Jesus’ innocence
"Calpurnia here, my wife, stays me at home: She dreamt tonight she saw my statue, which like a fountain with an hundred spouts did run pure blood, and many lusty Romans came smiling and did…
Column: Why not let the Son catch you crying?
Could it be that I'm turning into a real softie?
Column: In a way, we were all there when ‘they crucified my Lord’
In the Book of Genesis, Abraham believed that God wanted him to sacrifice Isaac, the child for whom he and Sarah had prayed and waited so long.