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Father Koch: Service is at the heart of discipleship

There is probably nothing about modern culture that is ...
Learning all about Jesus

Over the summer, we took a family road trip to Pennsylvania, breaking in our new ...
Faith at Home: Passing on the faith through simple acts

Thinking back to my childhood of how the faith was passed down in my family ...
For Catholic veterans, 9/11 changed trajectory of their military careers

On Sept. 11, 2001, Deacon John Krenson went to work like it was any other day...
College is an adventure: Three ways to keep your faith

Thousands of young people across the country are embarking on one of the greatest ...
Father Koch: Jesus takes up his Cross as a promise to us

At the midpoint of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus queries the disciples about ...
9/11, its heroes remind us we are our brothers' and sisters' keepers

As we mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States ...
Superintendent: Catholic schools ‘are up to the challenge’

Last year, I wrote to you in the “Back to School” issue of The Monitor about ...
Has anything good ever come from Nazareth?

As a child, my parents gave me two very oversized, illustrated books of Scripture ...
Father Koch: The Lord commands us to “Be Open” to the Word

“Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” is the Word ...
The social cost of modern life and the pandemic

When I was a child in New Mexico, summer was a time when ...
Father Koch: Not all traditions are created equal

Although we have been freed from the constraints of the Mosaic Law through ...
Some good news

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Father Koch: There is much at stake, but we must stand with Peter

In our Catholic tradition we place so little emphasis on a faith decision point, ...
The face in the mirror

When my granddaughter Alice was just months old, she would lie on a blanket, surrounded by a plastic toy ...
Father Koch: Mary leads us to eternal life

The Dogma of the Assumption of Mary can be difficult to understand.
Building something beautiful one brick at a time

As someone in the communication field, it’s important to keep up with the news.
When tomorrow is a day too late

The human tendency to postpone and procrastinate is at times ...
Father Koch: Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist

The exchange between Jesus and the crowd becomes increasingly tense.
How to answer kids when prayers go unanswered

When I was 11 years old, wrestling with my brother's recent death, ...
Father Koch: True faith does not seek signs

The crowd that Jesus feeds with the few loaves and fish was not completely satisfied.
Road trips remind us we pass by this life only once

It was our first cross-country road trip since the COVID-19 pandemic had ...
Father Koch: Multiplying bread and fish was the easy part of the miracle

This Sunday, and for the next several weeks, we leave the ordinary reading of Mark’s Gospel and switch to the Gospel of John, ...
Where's the hook?

My trusty 2000 Toyota Camry with less than 70,000 miles attracts ...
Always have coffee ready

I asked my Grandma Libby what her best tip was for a happy marriage.

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