Best of the Blog

I think we have all had the experience of being bitten by a mosquito. In fact, we normally don’t even notice the bite in the first place, but later realize that we have been bitten. We don’t feel the bite because the mosquito numbs the area before the bite.

Elections are rapidly approaching. Our bishops have provided a document to help Catholics form our consciences so we can be faithful citizens and help to make the Kingdom of God more present in our culture.

Happy New Year! Well, not exactly the way we think about it. This is a new school year. For teachers and students, the beginning of a new school year provides an opportunity to start fresh. This is especially true if you have changed schools.

We just experienced a once-in-a-lifetime event. Tens of thousands of Catholics gathered in Indianapolis for a five-day Eucharistic Congress. People came from across the world. The event was extremely well done. The logistics of having about 60,000 pilgrims in town for five days was enormous. Hotels, restaurants, transportation, signage, programs with details, means to break the huge group into smaller groups, vendors and I am sure many other details had to be arranged.

If we don’t know our faith and the “whys” of our faith then we are reduced to feelings and we lose our intellectual heritage. This matters because God wants to have a real and vibrant relationship with each of us.