I imagine if Jesus were to perform a miracle today like the one in this gospel, the first public reaction would probably be: “Eeeewwwwwww.” He spit and touched a stranger’s mouth? He stuck his fingers into his ears? Isn’t he worried about swine flu? In fact, this surprising act raises at least one provocative question:…

Years ago, Rose Kennedy said that she used to dream that her youngest son would grow up to be a priest. Well, it didn’t quite work out that way. Not by a long shot. Over the past few days, we’ve heard a lot about the life of her youngest child, Ted Kennedy – the good,…

When you’re on vacation, sometimes, you can’t completely get away from the world. Last week, I watched the news down in Florida, and saw the tragic pictures of that plane crashing into a helicopter over the Hudson. It was truly horrific. In the Wall Street Journal this past week, a priest who ministered to the…

Several years ago, my wife and I took a tour through Italy and one of the stops was Siena. It’s this beautiful, old, medieval village – most famous for its most famous saint, Catherine of Siena. And, in fact, you can visit a museum there and actually see St. Catherine’s head on display. I was…

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