By Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel
The sacrament of holy orders gives a man the powers of the priesthood and the graces necessary to carry out that ministry in the church. Holy orders is the only one of the seven sacraments which has a plural name. ...Columnists
All too often we don’t appreciate until later in life how our mother’s love and wisdom shaped us into who we are. Navigating life as adults often awakens in us the...Columnists
Pope Benedict XVI is retired, but not gone. The rumor has it that he is somewhere in the Vatican enjoying prayer, study and relaxation. The man deserves all three.Columnists
Just as God creates out of love, it is in this environment of married loved that new human life is brought into existence. Cooperating with God, husband and wife become...Columnists
The Christian’s leap of faith is never an irrational escape from reality, such as is typical of a sect or cult, which satisfy insecure people’s craving for belonging...Columnists
Wednesday, April 24, 20130126Once again we are stunned and grieved by sudden violent death and suffering in West and in Boston and overwhelmed by the generosity and resiliency of the human spirit.
Ecclesiastes tells us that everything has its time. Easter is the time of joy and celebration. It is resurrection time, and all creation seems to join in the...Columnists
With all the publicity about the choosing of a new pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, we have been submerged in the world of ecclesiastical colors.Columnists
While keeping me from returning to my theme of the Year of Faith, the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina to the See of Peter inspires me to a...
