Faith and Family

All too often, we fail to recognize those in the less-than-visible jobs. But try to imagine your life if there were no people to fill those roles.

In this week's Gospel, we listen to the story of Jesus' healing of the man who was deaf.

I wasn’t alive for 9/11. My mom was three months pregnant with me when the events of 9/11 took place. From my perspective, 9/11 seems like the distant past, much like the other important events that have happened in American history.  

For most of us, there are certain moments in time that remain frozen in our memories forever. We can recount every detail of the event, such as where we were, what was happening, how we felt.

In this week's Gospel, after the Pharisees criticize the disciples for eating with unclean hands, Jesus calls them hypocrites for following human traditions rather than God's commandment.

We Catholics love symbols. Go to just about any Catholic church and you will be greeted by a legion of statues, a dazzling display of stained glass images, a prominent altar, a golden tabernacle, and loads of candles. Chief among ...