Head... With all the upheaval and suffering caused by the Coronavirus, whether illness or death, economic hardship or emotional strain, many have asked the q...

Heart… There are now two weeks of the Coronavirus behind us, with apparently four more weeks of quarantine on the horizon. Our first thoughts go to those who...

Heart… This Lent is the most unique I have seen in my lifetime. Apart from our usual Lenten practices, the Corona Virus quarantine has imposed a slowing dow...

Head… As a Catholic in today’s world, it can be easy to get discouraged or even angry. It seems that society is getting further and further from its Judeo-Ch...

Heart… [from a wedding homily] What word, what image can reflect the vocation of marriage and family? Many words relate to the vocation, and yet it would be ...

Head... There is something profoundly human about a story; it is something that we as Catholics must rediscover. A story has power.

Heart... The other morning I was in the McDonald’s drive-through to get breakfast. It was a two-lane drive-through, and sure enough, my car and someone else...

Review… Sue Ellen Browder. Subverted – How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women’s Movement. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2015. From a member of ...

Head… I have frequently seen church signs, advertisements or bumper stickers that say something to the effect of, ‘we accept everyone here.’ Some of the decl...

Heart… I just finished vacationing with the priests and brother from my local community, five of us in total. It was our ‘family’ vacation. There was hiking,...

Head... ‘God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her, Through the night with the light from above’ [Irving Berlin, songwriter]. For o...

Heart… I did my novitiate in Germany. We were a small community totaling about 25 people including novices, religious, priests and two cooks. Fr. Fergus was ...

For the head… While still in seminary, I went on a ski camp for boys, ages 11 to 13. It was my second ski camp, and my skiing talent was tenuous at best. Nev...

Heart… ‘When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Beho...

Heart… Yesterday Paris, France and the world watched in shock and sadness as flames engulfed the 14th Century Gothic Cathedral known as Notre Dame, a religio...

For the Head… I read an article by a professor who taught introductory religious studies. He would give his students a religious literacy quiz, but only 17 ...

For the Heart… I was in the hospital lying flat on my back in my pajamas on the exam table, with the nurse clutching her clipboard standing over me. We were ...

For the Heart… The color red, countless hearts, Cupid and his bow, candy and roses all indicate that the day dedicated to those in love has arrived. The asso...

For the Head… Dear Greta, I read your article ‘Why should atheists have to show respect for religion?’[i] [here]. [Warning to reader: Greta’s article contain...

For the Head: Does it matter what religion you are? Imagine an enormous mountain. Its base has a vast circumference and its peak is usually shrouded by clou...