We honor Christ the King this weekend. The theme is clear from the Scriptures, but its current celebration is not quite a century old. At...

The nights of late October and early November often ushers in the first killing frost. For me it is a sad day when frost takes the life...

The worthy reception of Communion both indicates and makes real our communion with the Lord – sharing life with Christ. For this...

From Safari…. This past week saw many don costumes masquerading as princesses, superheroes, or celebrities, and for a brief moment,...

November: Praying in the Spirit with the Saints for Those Who Have Died The seasons change; the leaves fall; the days get shorter; the...

From Safari…. As I write, the war continues between Israel and Hamas. The atrocities of Hamas at the beginning of this month were...

The Reception of Communion: each communicant is free to choose to receive either on the tongue or in the hand, although either is to be...

I came across this illustration. A man who had visited the people who live above the Arctic Circle remarked, "Never ask an Eskimo how old...

Every session of the Second Vatican Council began with the prayer Adsumus Sancte Spiritus, the first word of the Latin original meaning,...

From Safari….. Stephanie couldn’t help commenting as she watched her father pay the bill after dinner, “Give the server a bigger tip,...

The Communion Procession: just as we are baptized one by one, to be made one Body, so we come to Christ in the Eucharist one by one, also...

From Safari….. Recently, we have witnessed the power of nature. It is hard for me to imagine losing everything in a fire or in a storm,...

As you may already know, the Eucharistic Congress event originally scheduled for this coming week has been postponed until some time...

From Safari….. MBA CBIRT DBL ZB FEKKRO QUEK! The above phrase is an example of a cryptoquip. Each letter stands for another. If you think...

On behalf of Fr. Ron and all of our One in Christ staffs, we offer our sincere thanks to all of you for your participation in the life of...

From safari….. We once again encounter Peter kind of getting it and then faltering. Peter sees Jesus as the Messiah, the long awaited one...

Every so often, the feast of the Transfiguration falls on a Sunday, and it takes precedence over the Sundays of Ordinary Time. This...

From Safari… There is an ancient Chinese story of a farmer who had an old horse for tilling his fields. One day the horse escaped into...

Humanae Vitae is 55 years old this week. Written by St. Pope Paul VI in 1968, this encyclical on responsible parenthood caused great...

The old children’s rhyme “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was used as early as 1862 to refrain people...