Laughing at the Cross
One of my favorite experiences comes from a very, very holy priest that I worked across the hall from for years. I went to him for advice about a truly…
But your Reward in Heaven is Great…
Deacon Greg was asked a question on Lino Rulli’s radio show yesterday which I’ve been asked several times, by people who know that I’m considering the Diaconate. Do you get…
More on the Fingerprinting Priest and Confirmation
I missed commenting on this part of the fingerprinting priest story. The pupils will mark their fingerprints every time they go to church over three years and if they attend…
Don’t Lie About Going to Mass…Father has fingerprints
From http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/csi-meets-catechism Just when you think you’ve seen it all or Technology inside the church, Polish-style“A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave…
Clerical Culture – A Good Thing?
Mary Naughton, the great pastoral associate par excellence for years at the esteemed St. Ignatius Loyola Parish on Park Ave. in NYC writes eloquently about our post on “Why Priests…
Why Priests Should Wear Their Collars…and why lay ministers need something to identify themselves like it
Earlier this week I went to a campus function with Fr. Pat, the pastor of our North Campus. It’s rare that I see him without his collar on, as he…
R.I.P. – Rev. Joseph A. Novak, S.J.
The Novak brothers Joe and Vin are Jesuits who have dedicated most of their lives to the cause of mentoring and educating those who teach religion to others. They founded…
Discerning Priesthood: Kicking and Screaming
Tom Gibbons, CSP, a Paulist Seminarian and all around great guy has been blogging for BustedHalo on his experience as a seminarian. Today’s edition was quite good. A snip: A…
Ignatius and the World
I’ve been thinking much about how strange it must have been to be an early follower of St. Ignatius. Being a “contemplative” engaged with the needs of the world was…
Breaking Up is Hard To Do…
but it looks like that is what will happen to the Legionaries of Christ…. From America Magazine’s Blog The result of Rome’s investigation (known as an “apostolic visitation”) into the…