A member of the Chicago Province of the Little Sisters of the Poor provides comfort to a patient Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, has joined the… Read more “Cardinal Cupich Joins Sisters in Opposing Assisted Suicide Law”
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Renewal of your Mind
First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9 You duped me, O LORD, and I let myself be duped;you were too strong for me, and you triumphed.All the day I am… Read more “22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Renewal of your Mind”
St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine of Hippo Today, August 28, is the Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo St. Augustine of Hippo is one of the greatest theologians of the… Read more “St. Augustine of Hippo”
Dolly Sings Her Love Song to the Man Who Inspired It
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton This is just too sweet to pass by. I was listening to some of Dolly Parton’s greatest hits this morning and came… Read more “Dolly Sings Her Love Song to the Man Who Inspired It”
Dolly Is Gone. Tennessee Is a Widower.
Dolly Rebecca Parton, January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026 I have regularly explained over the years to both my fellow Tennesseans and those visiting our fair… Read more “Dolly Is Gone. Tennessee Is a Widower.”
“Who Do You Say That I Am?
Today, August 23, is the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. First Reading: Isaiah 22:19-23 Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace: “I will thrust… Read more ““Who Do You Say That I Am?”
Suicides or Murders? What Is Happening Here?
Some of the victims of death by hanging from a tree, 2025-2026, across the United States Have you heard of this in the news? I had not… Read more “Suicides or Murders? What Is Happening Here?”
Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
Today, August 15, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. Because it falls on a Saturday this year, it is not a holy day of obligation.… Read more “Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary”
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13)
St. Maximilian Kolbe has quickly become one of the most popular saints in the Catholic Church. Why? Because of his self-sacrifice for the sake of another. Because… Read more ““Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13)”
Sts Pontian and Hippolytus
Today, August 13, is the Memorial of Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus. I find the story of these two great martyrs of the faith one of the more… Read more “Sts Pontian and Hippolytus”
Thoughts and Prayers for the Faithful 