Priests: Ordained to Be Other Christs

Chances are, among people who have taken care of your needs are a few priests. Like Jesus, they pray for you, provide the Eucharist, teach and counsel you. This past Sunday I was honored to be present to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of them, Father Tom Weber. The banquet hall at Brennan’s was […]

Question of Religious Community’s Ministries

One of my Sisters suggest I apply to National Catholic Reporter’s “Global Sisters Report,” a site where each year 20 international Sisters answer two questions. After being accepted, I answered my two assigned questions. You might be interested in checking these out. The latest one is found at http://bitly.ws/t39F It is my answer to Do […]

A Clay Pot in God’s Hands

Not so long ago the reflection in my book Heart to Heart with Mary (seen below) prompted me to consider how saints, Mary in particular, let God use them without reservation. The Divine Potter July 20 My child, God sent the prophet Jeremiah to the potter’s house and told him that Israel was like clay […]