A special edition on Independence Day

Our laws start out well-meant, but.....

Sometimes the lesson Jesus wants us to learn is tough to hear, but that might make it all the important.

A reflection for and about our fathers.

Jesus tells his disciples to pray for laborers — and then sends them out as the answer to their own prayer. Today, I reflect on the baptismal call that belongs to every Christian: priest, prophet, and king. With so many new vocations in the Dominican order to be grateful for, this Sunday's readings are a reminder that the harvest was never meant to be gathered by priests and religious alone. It takes all of us.

Jesus tells his disciples to pray for laborers — andthen sends them out as the answer to their own prayer. Fr. Patrick reflects onthe baptismal call that belongs to every Christian: priest, prophet, and king.With so many new vocations in the Dominican order to be grateful for, thisSunday's readings are a reminder that the harvest was never meant to begathered by priests and religious alone. It takes all of us.

A reflection on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

A reflection for Holy Trinity Sunday.

Something remarkable is happening in the Church — record numbers of people coming to faith or returning to it, all over the world. We keep looking for complicated explanations.

What the ascension looks like in our own lives.

On Mother's Day, I reflect on a man whose kindness transformed every stranger he met — and on what Jesus means when he promises he will not leave us orphans.