COLUMNS

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.

We find God, healing in the mystery of creation

There may come a time when a sense of depletion, and doubt about how to move forward, overtakes us.

The quest to be 'somebody' online forgets who we really are

What does it really mean to be "somebody"?

Overcoming that empty feeling

In the movie "Ben-Hur," there is a wild chariot race in which Ben-Hur is victor and Messala, his once-friend turned enemy, is killed. 

The grace to bloom where we're planted

Lou Gehrig Day will be a special one for two groups of people: 

Father Koch: The Lord sends us shepherds to point us to the Good Shepherd

The Fourth Sunday of Easter is “Good Shepherd Sunday.” 

What I learned from the cherry blossoms

Nothing speaks of spring more than blossoms in March and April.


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