Dear All, It can seem sometimes (!?) that the Catholic Church has an endless supply of rules. When we ask why a particular rule is in place, the answer is often ‘because’. That answer is totally frustrating to a pragmatic and goal-oriented modern thinker

Dear All, If you pay close attention to the prayer that we say at Mass just after Communion and just before the dismissal, you will notice that it almost always reminds God that we have just taken Communion and, then, prays that this action of ours will bring about a change in us – either the ultimate change of resurrection or a more mundane change in our moral lives.

Dear All, In recent weeks I have been talking with any number of folks who judge that they are under attack.