Synodal People By Father Don Farnan on August 13, 2025 In the early 1940s, C. S. Lewis wrote in his famous book, Mere Christianity, “Already the new people are dotted here and there all over the earth. Some are hardly recognizable: but others can be quickly...
Urban Parishes Step Up By Father Don Farnan on August 7, 2025 Some people think that priests who get assigned to inner-city ministries are being punished. Their comments give them away: “You must have done something awfully bad to get sent to the ghetto” or “The...
Secret Garden By Father Don Farnan on July 31, 2025 Among Bruce Springsteen’s greatest hits is one from the mid-nineties entitled, Secret Garden. The lyrics describe how a particular woman welcomes him into her life. Spending time together, they enjoy many common...
What’s in a Name? By Father Don Farnan on July 25, 2025 The book of Proverbs (Chapter 21) states: “A good name is greater than riches; high esteem is more valuable that silver or gold.” When we are born, our parents give us a name. That name helps to shape our...
Leo’s Revolution By Father Don Farnan on July 18, 2025 In 1891 Pope Leo XIII wrote a famous encyclical called Rerum Novarum; the title translates into English roughly as “Of These Things” or “In New Times.” The document became the forerunner to the Catholic Worker...
