In recovering from a life-threatening injury, walking on to the Georgia Tech football team as a punter, and discerning the priesthood, Grant Aasen has demonstrated a desire to succeed.
Georgia Tech punter forgoes final football season for seminary
Father Kenneth Doyle: In heaven for sure?/ Fasting and the family
Q. My mother passed away some time ago, and I wonder whether she is now in “God’s eternal embrace.” How can I be sure? She was […]
Sunday Scripture readings: Sept. 10, 2017
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: Ez 33:7-9
Second reading: Rom 13:8-10
Gospel: Mt 18:15-20
Resources offered for ‘Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities’
The second Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities will be observed Sept. 9, the feast of St. Peter Claver.
Our Lady of Sorrows
FEAST September 15 This feast, a patronage for all the sorrowing, honors Mary’s tribulations as Jesus’s mother. Blessed Henry Suso, a German mystic who lived […]
What exactly do we celebrate on the feast of the Holy Cross?
The cross reminds us of the greatest love in our lives, the love of God for us.
Sunday Scripture readings: Sept. 3, 2017
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: Jer 20:7-9
Second reading: Rom 12:1-2
Gospel: Mt 16:21-27
St. Rose of Lima grew as a ‘lily among thorns,’ pope says
Like other great women in the Catholic Church’s past, St. Rose of Lima dedicated her life to marginalized people and gained eternal life through prayer and penance, Pope Francis said.