The other day at lunch we got to talking about indulgences. One of the brothers confessed that he didn't really understand the concept. ...

Among many noteworthy happenings back when I was parochial vicar in Yonkers, one day in 2008 an Italian friar showed up and announced that h...

Sometimes I get a little worried about the future of the Order. But what to do about my worry? Looking at the history of religious life,...

The first entry in the Martyrology today: The commemoration of all the deceased faithful, wherein devout Mother Church--having just encour...

Catherine of Siena is beautiful in the Office of Readings today: The eternal Father, indescribably kind and tender, turned his eye to th...

As a child I was interested in religion and I experienced some attraction to Jesus. But since I had no formal religious upbringing, where di...

I also wanted to share some good news. After some adventures and awkward moments--including asking a Cardinal of the Roman Church, true stor...