Summer winds down, and the liturgical calendar begins to heat up.

Abraham obeyed because he trusted the one who bade him to have faith

Catholics these days are angry. I live in a curious region that votes majority conservative Republican yet harbors a subset of way-out liberals. Both sets of Catholics are angry.

During the height of the Cold War in the ’50s when I was a child, every Tuesday morning at 10:30 the civil defense sirens would go off throughout Chicago.

The whole day, even before sun-up, his son was chattering away. They were on their first fishing trip together and his son was excited.

Coming together as God’s family, with confidence let us ask the Father’s forgiveness, for he is full of gentleness and compassion.

Start being brave about everything, driving out darkness and spreading light as well.

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