The Lenten season is a journey with spiritual twists and turns. Various models of fidelity and faith help us unfold God’s mystery within us as we...
The Shepherd We Call Good: I Know Mine and Mine Know Me
The image of the Good Shepherd is proclaimed in John 10:11-18 on April 21. It is a rich reflection each year on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, an...
Lent 2024: The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert
By Rev. Ronald Raab, C.S.C. On the first Sunday of Lent, we proclaim Mark 1:12-15 at Mass. After Jesus’ baptism, the Holy Spirit led him into the...
Saint André Bessette: A Life of Prayer and Hospitality
By Rev. Ronald Raab, C.S.C. Brother André Bessette was born on August 9, 1845, and died on January 6, 1937. He was canonized a saint on October 17,...
Advent Longing: When it is Never Rude to Point
By Rev. Ronald Raab, C.S.C. The Church begins the new liturgical year in Advent. The scriptures and liturgical prayers of these four weeks invite us...
November Rains Grief Among Fallen Oak Leaves
By Rev. Ronald P. Raab, C.S.C. In November, the Church remembers the dead. The month starts celebrating our universal saints and then the souls of...
Our Lady of Sorrows, Pray For Us
By Rev. Ronald P. Raab, C.S.C. On September 15, the Universal Church celebrates Our Lady of Sorrows. This...