Today I am sharing a reflection by Mike Gray from a recent deacon training weekend. Mike is a deacon candidate at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Elizabethton,… Read more “Our Goal is Heaven!”

Two 6-3 decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States has upset a number of Democrat Congressional Representatives and Senators, renewing demands to pack the Supreme… Read more “SCOTUS Decisions on Voting Rights Upsets Democrats and Reignites Calls to Pack Court”

The crisis at the southern U. S. border continues and worsens, as the numbers of those attempting to enter the U. S. illegally rises to record highs.… Read more “Crisis at the Border Worsens”

Today, July 1, is the Memorial of St. Junipero Serra. The following is from the biography of Serra on the USCCB website. Born at Petra, Majorca, Spain,… Read more “St. Junipero Serra”

A White, English “influencer” (whatever that is) has “come out” as Korean. Oli London, who apparently has quite a following on social media, has announced that, after… Read more “Oli London “Transitions” to Korean”

Today, June 29, is the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul were the two great Apostles of Christ and the two great Apostles… Read more “Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul”

Today is the Memorial of St. Irenaeus of Lyons. It is also the morning I led my first Communion service as a deacon candidate at All Saints… Read more “St. Irenaeus of Lyons”

I am reading the Book of Tobit in the Old Testament. Tobit is a marvelous book. It’s a novella about a man who goes blind, then sends… Read more “Remaining Faithful, Even Given the Circumstances”

Today, June 24, is the Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist. The Church celebrates the births of only two individuals besides Jesus. They are… Read more “Birth of the Baptist”

Fr. Edward Beck, CP is a Passionist priest of the St. Paul of the Cross province and an analyst on religion for CNN. I had never heard… Read more “The Bishops on Holy Communion”