Edith Stein was born into a Jewish family on the Feast of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. She became an avowed atheist at age 14 and a was brilliant philosopher. In the summer of 1921, she read the autobiography of Saint Teresa of Avila. She was baptized on January 1, 1922. She became a [...]
On this day in 1914, the first electric traffic light is installed in the United States in Cleveland, Ohio. It seems likely that that day also marked the first time someone ran a light! Traffic laws and signals were created with the hopes that people might drive more safely and responsibly. Yet, it seems that [...]
What are we to do with the broken pieces of ourselves? All to often, we try to ignore them, never realizing that they will be with us for the rest of our days on this earth. We try to bury our shattered parts because we see them as a sign of weakness, as a painful [...]
Homily by Deacon Jay Ziolkowski When ever we read about St. Martha in the scriptures, the image of an active and work-oriented as well as a task-oriented person comes to mind. For me, it brings images to mind of my mother, whose name was Mary, but at holiday times was the personification of Martha. I [...]
On this day in 1905, Dag Hammarskjöld, a Swedish economist and diplomat, was born. He became the second Secretary-General of the United Nations and still the youngest to be so named. His is the only Nobel Peace Prize Awarded after death. He died while on a peace seeking mission in Africa in 1961. After his [...]
Homily by Father Paul Wharton How do you describe the indescribable? What can you say about the invisible? How can you explain the inexplicable? The truth is that words aren't good enough, but sometimes words are the best we can do. What Jesus found helpful was to tell the stories. The parables today give us a [...]
According to TMZ’s website, “Marilyn Monroe’s pearls from her last ever photo shoot could be sitting in your collection -- the historic jewelry is hitting the auction block. Marilyn wore faux pearl earrings and slipped on a faux pearl necklace for the photo spread -- famously known as the "Last Sitting" -- with legendary fashion [...]
With smartphones and security cameras seemingly everywhere all the time, there have been numerous examples of an individual’s anger leading to tantrums that only an out of control three-year-old in a grocery store could admire. There have been meltdowns by some individuals refusing to wear masks. On the other hand, people have thrown hissy fits [...]
Homily by Father Paul Wharton We have witnessed how evil men and their enablers cause incalculable harm and damage to the Catholic Church, across the world, in our country, and in our diocese. More recently, we have seen how evil men have abused their authority and killed a man, triggering riot and looting. Sadly, much [...]
No one know who was the first to make this often-repeated wry comment on the Feast of the Epiphany: “What would have happened if it had been three Wise Women instead of three Wise Men? They would have asked directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, and brought [...]