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...
UPON THIS ROCK Read on blog or Reader June Sundays By Father Don Farnan on June 23, 2025 Unlike most liturgical Sundays that are identified by numbers (Second Sunday of Advent, Fifth Sunday of Easter, Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time…), the five Sundays this June...
Read on blog or Reader REM–EMDR By Father Don Farnan on June 29, 2025 Fundraising for local charities and dancing with stars years ago, I was paired with professionals to move and groove to R.E.M.’s hit song Losing My Religion. Though the southern band explained the...
UPON THIS ROCK Read on blog or Reader America250 As the United States enters our two hundred fiftieth year as a nation, we can look back with much gratitude for the freedom, liberty, and opportunities given to us, while we also call to mind the sorrows of many who...
