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A few years ago, a group of Catholic filmmakers in Brooklyn, Grassroots Films, created a short movie about vocations called “Fishers of Men.” It takes its title from the gospel passage we just heard, weaving together interviews, music and images to show, in a dramatic way, the heroism and heart of the priesthood. It’s a…

Over a ZENIT, they’ve posted a little something about a spreading liturgical innovation: ovation. Take a look: Q: The parishioners in our church used to be spontaneous in their reactions to excellent homilies that the priests deliver. The parishioners, sometimes, respectfully applaud after the homily, either to communicate that they are in agreement with the…

This afternoon, at the 5 p.m. vigil mass, retired Bishop Thomas Daily will celebrate mass at our parish, and rededicate what was once the baptism chapel. It will become a chapel in honor of St. Pio, “Padre Pio.” My homily for this occasion is below. The scriptures we just heard have a simple, recurring theme:…

On a summer’s day in 1879, an amateur archeologist named Marcelino de Satuola went into a cave in Altamira, Spain, looking for prehistoric artifacts. He’d been there several times before, and hadn’t found much of interest. But this day, he brought with him his five-year-old daughter. The two of them began to explore the cave.…
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