How’s the Year of Faith going for you thus far? It started several weeks ago and I can’t say I’ve seen too much change in our parish. To the Sabbath day observer, Mass is what the Mass has been. The …
What Are You Hungry For?
I don’t think I’ll get into too much trouble if I share with just a few of you that DW (Dee) isn’t much of a cook, and doesn’t have any yen to become one. And so we eat out a fair amount, and our …
‘Warming Up’ The Scouts
‘Warming Up’ The Scouts By Deacon Tom Fox www.catholicvitamins.com Hello friends and listeners to the Catholic Family Podcast. Summertime greetings. Are you high and dry? Or are you soaked …
Worried About His Church?
During the early days of May, we are continuing to read about the first days of the Church. In my studies, I've come to enjoy the Acts of the Apostles and the stories of building up the Body of Christ …
Easter Hope
Even if we don’t know with any degree of certainty that there is an after-life... even if this ‘religion stuff’ seems pretty much man-made ... even though the world seems to pay more lip-service to …
The Catholic Faith Is Only LENT To You
Hello friends of The Catholic Family. It is Ash Wednesday as I write this reflection. I’m late getting my monthly column in to the “Sweeney-works.” Life has a way of catching up with and speeding past …
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The Holy Family; The Catholic Family
In recent years, there is a priest that I have followed a bit. His name is Fr. Tommy Lane. He came from Ireland and he became a professor and a successful preacher at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in …
Gene and Alice and the Luminous Mysteries
One of the joys of the early years of being a deacon has been my work with young couples as they prepare for the beautiful sacrament of marriage. At the time, we lived in Estes Park, Colorado. Estes …
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Heaven Speaks to Families
What would it be like to have a direct communications link to the Holy Ones in Heaven? Sound far-fetched and somewhat silly? I understand. But there are ways that we can hear from Heavenly …
Angel of God My Guardian Dear
Does anyone, anywhere still have angel pictures prevalent in their home these days? Close by the baby’s crib? In the children’s playroom? Are angels even meaningful to us ‘moderns?’ I used to go to …