COLUMNS

Let the consumer beware

Within 24 hours of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, my almost 4-year-old daughter asked ...

Father Koch: Mary leads us to eternal life

The Dogma of the Assumption of Mary can be difficult to understand.

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.

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 ...

Father Koch: Not all sheep know they need shepherds

Jesus sensed among the people of his time that it was a period of restlessness. 

Transformed by love, the ‘other’ becomes holy

If the pandemic has taught me anything, it’s how ...

Father Koch: The Church today continues the mission of the 12 Apostles

As Jesus sends his disciples off to ...

The power and beauty of analog human compassion

I recently spent a few days visiting the hospital to take care of a loved one ...

Return to normal! What normal?

Excitement about returning to some form of normalcy has invaded our ...

‘Hello World!’: advice for grads from a curious Catholic

George Corrigan never met a person who didn’t fascinate him.

Our heart is stronger than our wounds

Ten years before his death in 1996, Henri Nouwen was beset by a depression that nearly broke him.


The Evangelist, 40 North Main Ave., Albany, NY, 12203-1422 | PHONE: 518-453-6688| FAX: 518-453-8448
© 2024 Trenton Monitor, All Rights Reserved.