COMMENTARY

Embracing the spirit of Jubilee each day of our lives

It is typically with great fanfare and aspirations that the Church introduces...

On the road to Our Lady: How pilgrimage taught me the power of community

When you are born in a major pilgrimage destination ...

Choose God’s Way

In Sunday’s Gospel Jesus paints us a very different picture. He tells us ...

Father Koch: Are you saved? A powerful question with no easy answer

Although perhaps much less common now, during the height ...


Reclaiming and restoring our homes as sacred places

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about home, ...

We Live in the Tension Between Hope and the Reality of Faith

The Letter to the Hebrews defines faith as “the realization of what is hoped

Trusting the Detour: Finding God in the Unplanned

You know how sometimes you pray, and it feels like God left you on read?

How accurate is the portrayal of Judas in 'The Chosen?'

The Gospels never mention Judas having a misguided but well-intentioned desire ...

All the Toys

I’m a child of the 1990’s. I remember a world before smart phones...

Why would God allow Satan to torture Job?

This would make the book of Job similar to the parables that Jesus was...

Catholic bioethicist raises ethical concerns with 'three parent embryos'

While the Catholic Church has consistently voiced major ethical concerns ...

Father Koch: A life absent faith is indeed vanity

At present some 900 billionaires control about 3 trillion dollars...

No Walk in the Park

When I was in sixth grade, I used to walk home from school...

Father Koch: Like Abraham, we grow in mercy as we pray

“There are no atheists in foxholes” is an ...


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