By Deacon John De Gano
I have one of those electronic devices that records the number of steps you take in a day and buzzes approvingly when you reach the goal you have set for yourself.
With Eyes of Faith
Mark the date…
By Deacon John De Gano
Do you remember where you were 50 years ago?
How about ten? Five? Last night?
Sabbath fence mending… maybe not
By Deacon John De Gano
The other day as I was leaving the parish I happened to mention in passing to a friend that I was heading home to do some laundry for the upcoming week. “Big plans, right?” I said.
My friend chuckled, and repeated for me what her mom had told her about doing laundry on Sunday, “Better not do it today.”
“Why not?” my friend asked her Mom.
Dorothy: In Search of our Spiritual Home
By Deacon John De Gano
Since 1939, when the movie “The Wizard of Oz” was first released, generations of moviegoers and TV watchers have watched the adventures of Dorothy Gale, prodigal girl from Kansas, who ran away from her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry’s farm only to return the wiser.
Imagine a day without US Catholics
By Deacon John De Gano
The recent “Day without an Immigrant” protest by immigrants in the United States got me to thinking about what the impact would be if there were no Roman Catholics around.
A quick look on the Internet revealed the following: