STEUBY AND THE PSALMS For a few decades now, my summers have often included a visit to the beautiful, holy Campus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville (commonly referred to as Steuby). This year Angel Koerkel, Kathy Blanchard, and I joined peers from neighboring parishes to attend the Applied Biblical Studies Conference, ABS. Usually highlighted … Continued
What is it? The morning sun rose in the desert wilderness of the Sinai Peninsula where the Israelites were encamped – and they woke up hungry…again. Just the previous day the entire community had complained, grumbling against Moses and Aaron for lack of bread. In so many words, they said it would be better to … Continued
God doesn’t call the equipped, He equips the called. I thought for sure Mother Teresa was the wise proclaimer of this statement, but when I looked it up to verify I was very much mistaken. It finds its roots in the author of Wisdom through the inspired Word of God as written by St. Paul … Continued
STATIONS OF THE EUCHARIST The traditional 14 Stations of the Cross have been a stronghold in Catholic Culture. Begun by St. Francis of Assisi, for those who could not make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the Stations are 14 stops along the way to the cross. It’s literally walking the way of Jesus to … Continued
The Favors of Jesus Look at all of the people in the scriptures that have been granted the favors of Jesus. Without even knowing who He was, faith without knowing what faith was. In many cases, Jesus said not to tell anyone how this happened. Faith and humility. Our faith should be stronger than these … Continued