St. John Paul II’s Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast
Posted July 4th, 2018
by Pope John Paul II These remarks were read on behalf of the Holy Father at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2000 “Christ yesterday and today, the beginning [Read More...]
Papal Patriotism: Popes Praise America
Posted July 4th, 2018
The Fourth of July evokes so many images: Fireworks, fife and drum corps, and … old men in miters dressed in white. [Read More...]
How St. John Paul Revolutionized the Rosary
Posted May 1st, 2018
Even Pope Francis rediscovered the Rosary because of St. John Paul II. [Read More...]
Dear Dad, The Kids Are Watching You …
Posted March 28th, 2017
More words of encouragement to pray anyways. Our children will tend to imitate us. For better – or worse. [Read More...]
Sunday: When Burnt-Out People Do What Jesus Says
Posted February 4th, 2016
Last week, I shared the words of Cardinal Christoph Schonborn. In a Mass at Benedictine College, he spoke about how Jesus’ hometown turned against him and tried to kill him. “But Jesus [Read More...]
Misreading a Pope and a Papacy in 4 Ways
Posted November 10th, 2015
Yesterday was one of my favorite days on the Church calendar. It was the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica—the Church that serves as the pope’s cathedral. Together with the papal feast [Read More...]
A Pope Is Coming. Expect the Unexpected.
Posted September 22nd, 2015
Papal visits follow a fairly predictable arc — they are predictably unpredictable. Remember Pope John Paul II’s first World Youth Day in America, in Denver? Church officials were told a cold, hostile America would [Read More...]
Students on the Drama of Divine Love
Posted September 11th, 2015
In May 2015, Benedictine College’s Theatre Deparment performed a play directed by senior Gregorian Fellow Will Wright. Rather than choosing a light-hearted play that was easy to perfrom, Wright chose a profound [Read More...]