Today, January 4, is the Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first person born in the present-day United States to be canonized a saint. St. Elizabeth… Read more “St. Elizabeth Ann Seton”

Matthew 2:1-12 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is… Read more “Joy or Fear?”

Today is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a holy day. While it’s not a holy day of obligation, I wanted to celebrate the solemnity and… Read more “A Happy Holy Day”

I’ve taken a little break from my blog for the Christmas holiday, but I wanted to say to all that I hope you had a happy Christmas… Read more “A Happy Christmas!”

On December 16, the U. S. Senate unanimously passed The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act after the House had unanimously passed the same bill two days earlier.… Read more “Nike & NFL Support Slave Labor in China”

The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), an organization representing over 2000 Orthodox rabbis, is demanding that colleges and universities drop their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs… Read more “Rabbis Raise Concerns About Antisemitism in DEI Programs”

Thirteen Christian patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem issued a statement on December 13 expressing their concern that radical groups are trying to force Christians out… Read more “Christian Presence at Risk in Holy Land”

Tennessee ranks fourth worst in the nation for COVID-19 deaths. The COVID mortality rate for Tennessee is 5.9 deaths per 100,000 persons, as compared with the 2.3… Read more “COVID-19 in Tennessee and Confusion Over Omicron”

Luke 1:39-45 Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted… Read more ““Blessed art thou among women…””

This is the next in a series of interviews with the men who are deacon candidates for the Diocese of Knoxville. Roberto Cortes is a deacon candidate… Read more “Roberto Cortes, Deacon Candidate”