Weekly Reflections

Behold the Wood of the Cross

Mar 31, 2023 Comments Off on Behold the Wood of the Cross
February 13 @ 11:04 pm

Palm Sunday of Our Lord’s Passion inaugurates Holy Week. This is the time par excellence when Christians remember and celebrate the mystery of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.…

Preserving The Basilica for All Generations

Mar 24, 2023 Comments Off on Preserving The Basilica for All Generations
February 13 @ 11:04 pm

Construction of the 1960s interstate freeway system adjacent to The Basilica mobilized parish leaders to action and they worked for recognition of The Basilica as a historic site. Former Basilica…

Lenten Listening

Mar 3, 2023 Comments Off on Lenten Listening
February 13 @ 11:04 pm

In Lent, I am pushed out of my normal routine and invited to engage the world in a new way. In community, Lenten rituals mold my heart and mind, reminding…

Your Basilica Story

Feb 12, 2023 Comments Off on Your Basilica Story
February 13 @ 11:04 pm

Many years ago, I enjoyed a CBS News bi-weekly series by Steve Hartman titled “Everybody has a Story,” featuring stories about ordinary people from around the country. With a child-like…

Called to Be Light

Feb 3, 2023 Comments Off on Called to Be Light
February 13 @ 11:04 pm

At a weekend Mass, at a parish we were visiting, I pointed out the Book of the Gospels that the priest was holding up to our now five-year-old daughter. She…

Catholic Social Teaching

Feb 1, 2023 Comments Off on Catholic Social Teaching
February 13 @ 11:04 pm

Catholic Social Teaching is a way of reflecting on the world today. It is not a fixed block of doctrine or ideology, but the result of prayerful reflection on the…