Cremation and the Order of Christian Funerals
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Prayer for the distribution ofContinue Reading
Category: Along the Way
Dulce Lignum, Dulce Signum (Sweet the Wood, Sweet the Sign)
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher As an icon painter, I’ve found that sometimes I pray best with a pencil or aContinue Reading
Honoring Mary: The Feast of the Assumption
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher Back when I was in college I had an art history class that met at 8:00am.Continue Reading
Won’t You Be My Neighbor
Last weekend my wife Paula and I saw “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, the new documentary on the life ofContinue Reading
Seeing Christ in the refugee
Each of you, the refugees who knock on our door bears the face of God and is the flesh ofContinue Reading
Mary, Mother of Mercy
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whateverContinue Reading
Christ is Risen!
As many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia! During the Easter season I love toContinue Reading
Seven Holy Women
March is Women’s History Month, which inevitably leads (me at least) to seven holy women: Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes,Continue Reading
Spiritual Reading for Lent
“… In these days of Lent let [the monks] each receive a book from the library, which they shall readContinue Reading
The flight into Egypt: A Rosary for Refugees and migrants
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher This January 7th through the 13th, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates National Migration Week.Continue Reading
The Inside Passage 