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...
Maybe By Father Don Farnan on July 12, 2025 There is a famous tale of a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away. That evening neighbors gathered at his place to commiserate. “That was bad luck,” they said. He replied, “Maybe it is—maybe it isn’t.” The next day, the...
