A Mighty Wind
Bob Dylan once sang, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” It may have been a catchy line forty years ago, but two thousand years…
Month: May 2019
Francis: Salvation is a Gift
At his General Audience on Wednesday, May 29th, the Pope led the faithful on a new journey. Leaving behind his continuing catechesis on the Our Father, Pope Francis began a…
Our Mission? To Glorify God
Years ago, a friend told me of a trying time in her life. After being diagnosed with skin cancer, her physicians recommended that she receive treatment at a renowned skin…
Right Where God Needs Him
DETROIT — When Fr. Anthony Kote-Witah, OFM Cap., first walked into the Solanus Casey Center, he knew it was where God was calling him. The Nigerian native and human rights…
PP Francis: Lord’s Prayer Confronts Full Range of Evil
FROM VATICAN NEWS “Christian prayer does not close its eyes on life,” said Pope Francis. “It is a filial prayer, not an infantile one.” The Holy Father made those remarks…
Motherly Love
One Sunday, a priest began preaching on the topic of love. But then, with great suddenness, he stopped, raised his arm, pointed, and exclaimed: Now there is love! And with all…
Our Square
One of my seminary professors began each class by reading verses 9-13 from St. John’s Gospel: The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. He was…
Next Phase of Unleash the Gospel
DETROIT — In 2014, the Archdiocese of Detroit began a year of intense prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Church in southeast Michigan. At the prompting…
