In The Two Popes, Benedict XVI and Francis watch a World Cup soccer match between their home countries, Germany and Argentina. That is fiction. In reality, however, Francis was a big fan. In his homily one World Youth Day he proclaimed, “Jesus offers us something...
Just as our church has annual holy days to honor noble saints so does our nation have annual holidays to honor noble citizens. As we approach Martin Luther King Day (January 19), we’ll be reminded that it is not supposed to be a day off but a day on; some think of it...
As we reach the twelfth day of Christmas, it is with a little sadness. Traditionally, it marks the time to turn off holiday lights and pack away decorations giving way to a new year and a return to ordinary life. The Bible’s final Christmas story is of the Magi, the...
Each year, Catholics commemorate aspects of the early life of Jesus on various feasts during the Twelve Days of Christmas. Included therein is the Gospel story of His family’s flight into Egypt as immigrants who sought asylum from terror in their home country. In...
Written by Father Don Farnan December 22, 2025 Dark Christmas Wanda Bencke wrote the poem, “My First Christmas in Heaven,” after her child died on Christmas Day, 1997. It has helped millions of people who have lost loved ones during the holiday season to deal...
Written by Father Don FarnanDecember 13, 2025 My Cousin Jimmy When growing up, I had lots of cousins. There were about fifty of us on my father’s side of the family. Jimmy was five or six years older than me; I was close with his sister, Jeanne, who was more...
