We kiss the person we love last thing beforethe coffin is shut —Jack Gilbert You lean across the coffin’s gunwale to kissyour father before the rower launches into that long, last voyage to purgatory, while we, survivors, walk and drive onto stree
The Second Sunday of Advent: How is your church community preparing for the coming of Christ?
As the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy approaches, many parishes and dioceses are preparing to celebrate and commemorate this time. Some will sponsor lectures or prayer groups. Jubilee doors will be opened and the sacrament of reconciliation will be encouraged. But as Pope Francis reminded us in
Insurers in many states are raising premiums and increasing deductibles.
Sexual abuse needs to be confronted at every turn in our church.