Weekly Articles
She Knows the Shepherd
By Father Casey By tradition, the fourth weekend of Easter is themed on the Lord as our good shepherd. We’ll hear several passages of Scripture touching on this metaphor, and the music will center on it, too.
A Slap in the Face
By Father Ted “Change is the only constant in life.” I don’t know what prompted Heraclitus to make this claim back in antiquity, but it has proven true throughout history and in all human institutions, including the
Laudato Si
By Father Casey The death of Pope Francis has hit me hard this week. I never met him, and I’m obviously not a member of his flock, yet his death feels like a personal loss. Since his
Release Barabbas
By Father Casey Palm Sunday is this weekend. Holy Week is upon us. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. I know December has laid claim to that title, at least in popular culture, but for
Whataboutism
By Father Casey Last weekend we heard one of Jesus’ greatest parables, known as “The Prodigal Son.” Christians down through the ages have taken to calling it “the gospel within the gospel,” because it distills the whole
This is What God is Like
By Father Casey Last year the New York Times began a series they call the 10-Minute Challenge. In this age of shortening attention spans, when it feels harder and harder to stay focused on a single task