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February 8th marks World Marriage Day, sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter. At my parish’s 11:30 mass, we’ll have a renewal of wedding vows. This is my homily for the occasion. When Msgr. Funaro asked me to preach for today, World Marriage Day, I took a look at the readings and was delighted to see the…

Today’s gospel begins with just four brief words. “On leaving the synagogue…” It sounds so simple. It’s almost a passing reference. You could hear those words go by and not give them a second thought. But with those four brief words, St. Mark does something radical and unexpected. He points the way to another kind…

The grim economic news has led a growing number of churches to become engaged in a special kind of ministry: helping those out of work. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The unemployed in metro Atlanta are turning to churches for help in record numbers. Many are not showing up Sunday mornings, but rather on weekdays for…

A number of prominent politicians popped up at the National Prayer Breakfast yesterday in Washington, and offered some of their thoughts on prayer and belief: President Barack Obama and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck similar themes in remarks to the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 5, telling of their own faith roots and noting…
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