“Everyone thought he’d climb to bishop, not sink to beggars.”  This sentiment, expressed by one of St. John Baptiste de la Salle’s...

I would like to introduce you to another friar named Francis who loved animals and worked miracles. St. Francis of Paolo was born on...

As our holy father Pope Francis sits in the hospital it seems an apt time to abide within some of his gifts to the Church. Instead of...

In today’s Gospel, there is a formula for discipleship.  The Gospel of Mark 8:34-9:1 reads: “And calling the multitude together with his...

“I do not promise to make you happy in this world, but in the other.” These were Our Lady’s words to St. Bernadette during her third...

Today’s world is increasingly polarized. It seems with each passing year it becomes harder and harder for people to look at those who are...

Would it surprise you if I told you that though I just moved to Omaha last summer AND that I have not   yet had the honor to meet our...

A picture is worth a thousand words…sometimes.  Most of the portrayals of today’s Saint, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, show her sitting...

What are you doing for Silvester ?  If you’re not sure what I mean, I understand.  Unless you are German or you’ve lived in Germany (or...