COLUMNS

The frustrating struggle for humility

It’s hard to be humble. Not because we don’t have more than enough deficiencies to merit humility, but rather because there’s crafty mechanism inside of us that normally doesn’t let us go to the place of humility.

Father Koch: Like Zacchaeus, we cannot get stuck in a tree for very long

Our relationship with the Lord, although principally expressed and experienced in the context of a community, is still always uniquely personal.

Keeping sight of what's real

What do Greek philosophy and Bose headphones have in common? Quite a bit if you have seen the most recent ad for Bose headphones.

Father Koch: We always are in need of God’s mercy

As a teacher, it didn’t take long to begin to see the intellectual and emotional processes of my students through their writing and classroom interaction.

The gift of Scripture

Thanks to the Pontifical Biblical Institute, the world is better able to enjoy and understand the Scriptures.

Remember our dead to affirm life

Old age and illness are perhaps the two realities that more regularly confront us with our mortality.

Grieving as a spiritual exercise

Wounds can soften your heart; but they can also harden you heart and freeze it in bitterness.

‘Kindly light amid encircling gloom’

Cardinal Newman was not only known for his intellect, or even his exemplary piety. His letters and diaries reveal that he was a warm, gentle and thoughtful man ... 

Don't let Halloween scare you

Sometimes kids can be way more sensible than grown-ups.

Father Koch: Prayer must be constant and certain

Our Readings this weekend focus on the need to be consistent and constant in prayer.

Evangelizers in our midst

In one of his appearances to the disciples after the Resurrection, Christ said to them, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ..."

It's far harder to love

Airplanes aren't designed for comfort, even if you snag an upgrade.

Prolife and the next generation

Persevering in faith is something the elderly can teach us a lot about!

Father Koch: We are called to offer thanksgiving to God every day

Upon arriving in the hospital room of a man who was dying, I met his wife and invited her to pray with me.

The arrival of refugees, old and new

The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate has had a long relationship with the indigenous peoples of North America


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