View from the Ambo/Mercy With Teeth

This weekend, we honor our mothers. These women are too often the unsung heroes of our communities. Whether they have careers outside the ho...

Mary is the Mother of God , and on this octave of Christmas, we take a further look at her Son. To proclaim Mary is the Mother of God is a ...

Mary responds to the message of the angel, rather to the Lord , "May it be done to me according to your word." She may not know t...

His name shall be Jesus... What is in a name? The Angel announces to St. Joseph that the child conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary i...

Today is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Praying the Stabat Mater Dolorosa is especially appropriate today. At the cross her station ke...

The Blessed Mother is assumed into Heaven, body and soul . It is only fitting, as the most perfect vessel for the Incarnation of Christ, ha...

Wow! That is the only word that comes close to describe the movie "The 13th Day". It is a beautiful film about the Marian Appar...

Catholic News Agency reports on the Pope's Wednesday Audience in " Pope examines relationship of Mary to priests ". Castel Gan...

In a post Ignatius Insight: The Blessed Virgin Mary's Role in the Celibate Priest's Spousal and Paternal Love , the author Carl Olso...

This weekend's readings , we hear of God's will for the Blessed Mother given to her in the message from the Angel Gabriel. She was ...

This month, we mark National Vocations Awareness Week(January 13-18). While so often we single out priesthood and religious life, we know th...

The editors at the National Catholic Register ran an article 7 Reasons To Be a Priest . It is a thoughtful piece filled with great points t...

This weekend, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. Held within the Octave of Christmas, we remember that Jesus Christ, Son of God, is...

Christ is born for us. The Son of God is the Word become flesh, and dwells among us. He is the fulfillment of every human longing, giving ...

In the Immaculate Conception, we remember the act of God in applying to the Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her conception in the womb...

This last weekend I preached my first of 8 weekends on the state of vocations in our Diocese in various parishes/Area Faith Communities. In...

Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation, c. 1472-75 Normally, the feast that we celebrate today, the Annunciation, is celebrated on March 25, b...