“Behold, I make all things new.” These words are our diocesan planning theme, but they are chosen not just as a slogan for that purpose....

From Safari…. From my childhood, I remember the roadrunner cartoons. Wile E Coyote was constantly planning ways to trap the roadrunner in...

In the past weeks, I have written on fasting and on prayer – self-denial and our conversation with God, speaking and listening to the...

From Safari….. Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, cancer, heart disease, SIDS, accidents. Why do they happen? Are such events God’s...

A couple of weeks ago, I reflected with you on fasting, one of the three classic Lenten penitential practices. Fasting is one concrete...

From Safari…… Lent begins as it does every year with Jesus being led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the...

The hopeful and demanding season of Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday on March 5. During this Jubilee Year, our One in Christ ACC...

From Safari….. At an Amish School in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, five young girls were killed by a man who eventually took his own...

How long has it been since you looked at your phone? Your last Internet search? Have you been in communication with Alexa or Siri yet...

From Safari….. Norman spent his life studying the habits of goldfish. After many years of study and research, Norman was honored for his...

I don’t recall when I might have signed up for it, but I receive a daily email from Aleteia, a Catholic outreach with current events,...

From Safari….. Sticks and stones will break my bones. But words will never harm me. This childhood rhyme encourages a taunted child to...

Strategic Planning in the Diocese of Saint Cloud “I believe that this process will surely give birth to an even more dynamic diocese,...

From Safari…. Today, feast of the Baptism of the Lord, marks the end of our almost 20 days of Christmas. Prior to Vatican II the...

Like the Magi who traveled to encounter the Child Jesus, we are on a journey as a Church, We have entered into the Jubilee Year 2025 as...

From Safari…. Due to early publication dates, it is mid-December as I write. A white Christmas is only a dream, as temps hover around...

What can one say about Christmas that is even remotely adequate to the mystery of God’s eternal and all-powerful love come into the world...

From Safari, The Third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday, marking the half-way point through the Sundays of Advent....

Alice was a precocious three year old with a large family who surrounded her with love. Maybe ten years ago now, Alice came to Mass on...

From Safari…… Today we begin a new liturgical year. The gospel writer Luke will be our primary guide this year. Luke is credited with...