One of the questions I sometimes am asked by non-Catholics is, “Why does the Church have all these teachings about Mary?” And that is a reasonable question. To one who is not Catholic, or to one who has never...
Read MoreListen to podcast by Deacon Mike Bickerstaff… The joy of Easter and the Risen Christ is upon us! Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! Do you know that you are a witness for Christ? When I was growing up in the southern...
Read MoreMy cousin, David, sent me this Youtube link to a performance of Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus conducted by Leonard Bernstein. “Ave Verum Corpus natum de Maria Virgine…” “Hail, True Body, born of the...
Read MoreIt is inspiring and fascinating to follow the daily Mass readings this Easter Week and watch the reactions of the disciples and friends of Jesus who are coming to grips with His Crucifixion. And then at what appears to be the...
Read MoreChrist is Risen! In my role as a deacon, I often encounter married couples who are sturggling with their vocation as husband and wife. So as I reflected on Holy Week and Easter Sunday, my thoughts led to the New Covenant...
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