If things had been just a little different, Father Jerry Arano- Ponce, pastor of St. Agnes Parish here, might have been a cowboy.
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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?”
Column: Death of First Things editor is a great loss to us all
“The brightest light of the whole world is extinguished.”
Column: His sacrifice is inseparable from our sacrament
"The Mass is at the same time, and inseparably, the sacrificial memorial in which the sacrifice of the cross is perpetuated and the sacred banquet of communion with the Lord’s body and blood.
Column: His house should be our home
“When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home.”
Column: Can we ever get enough of Lent?
The older I get, the simpler my Lents become.