Fr. Doyle offers advice on Communion and persons with disabilities as well as the preaching frequency of deacons.
Father Kenneth Doyle: Dementia and holy Communion / How often should a deacon preach?
Why is St. John the Baptist’s feast day on June 24?
By his urgent summons to repentance, John would ‘prepare a people fit for the Lord’
Aloysius Gonzaga
1568 – 1591 Feast Date: June 21 Born to a noble Italian family, Aloysius served as a page in Spain and Italy. His father opposed a […]
The gift of fatherhood: Modeling faith, love and self-sacrifice
The role of father is sometimes viewed as one that provides the foundation and framework for our homes and our lives — someone who at times is not present, but who is always in our lives and formation, giving an invaluable gift to all with whom he comes into contact.
Former attorney professes first vows as cloistered Dominican nun
Tara Clemens was an Anchorage, Alaska, attorney, and an evangelical Christian who joined the Catholic Church during her last months of law school made her first vows as Sister Marie Dominic of the Incarnate Word, a cloistered Dominican nun at Corpus Christi Monastery.
Priest’s love of cars helps raise funds for vocations in poorest diocese
The former vocations director for the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico, Father Matthew Keller, who loves rebuilding hot rods and assisting seminarians is donating a 1969 Pontiac Firebird Convertible that he refurbished for a raffle in support of vocations.
Bishop’s memories of World War II Army service in Italy still vivid
Sgt. Louis DeSimone, a 22-year-old translator of Italian attached to the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Army experienced all the tragedies of WW II to become a priest and then bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Sunday Scripture readings: June 11, 2017
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
First reading: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9
Second reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Gospel: John 3:16-18