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...

These letters often appear above the head of Jesus on the Cross. They are initials for the Latin phrase Iesus Nazorenus Rex Iudeaorum or...

It’s not the end of the world, you know. The words sounded empty to Rebecca. After spending several years and income obtaining an...

My brother called last week to say: “I heard you were in an accident.” How did he know that so soon? I guess standing on Division Street...

Smartphones are an almost miraculous device. It plays music, it talks, it takes videos and photos, it can pay our bill at the restaurant,...

As Catholics, we must never be afraid of bringing our faith into the public square – but precisely as Catholics. That is, we witness to...

“Go and make disciples of all the.nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit!” Such is our...

Voting with a Catholic Conscience – Part I [taken from the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Bishops of...

A story is told of an anthropologist who lived for a time among the natives of northern Siberia. He was frequently accosted by giggling...

“I’m sorry you are living.” As October’s Respect Life Month approaches each year, I go back to that sentence from the cover of a card I...

From safari……. Who is the greatest? What does it mean to be better than another? A footrace can determine the better runner. Grades are...

I shared some of this in a recent FlockNote, but I hope it reaches others through our bulletins. “Catechetical Sunday” is an annual...

From safari…. Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me, a well-known children's rhyme proclaims. The truth is...

In the coming Central Minnesota Catholic magazine, you’ll see a picture of me with Legos. You can read the story – about being curious...