Mark 1:29-39 On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with fever. They immediately told… Read more “Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time”

Well, I didn’t think another Elijah Lovejoy Alert would come up quite so quickly, but I learned about this case just last night. Kimberly Diei is a… Read more “Elijah Lovejoy Alert #2”

This is the next in a series I will be posting on the candidates for the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Knoxville. My hope is that… Read more “Jim Bello, Deacon Candidate”

The co-sponsor of SB 2180 in the North Dakota legislature, a bill that would require Catholic priests to break the seal of the confessional and report cases… Read more “North Dakota Bill Threatening Seal of Confession Withdrawn”

“But gentlemen, as long as I am an American Citizen, and as long as American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to… Read more “Elijah Lovejoy Alert”