St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher The feast day of St. Lucy (aka Santa Lucia) is celebrated on December 13th. A nativeContinue Reading
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Remembering Thomas Merton’s visit to Alaska
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher December 10th marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton in a tragic accidentContinue Reading
Peace to men of evil will!
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher In the Sundays that lead up to the end of the liturgical year and during Advent, theContinue Reading
World Day of the Poor and annual National Collection for Catholic Campaign for Human Development
By: Deacon Charles Rohrbacher Sunday, November 18th is the second World Day of the Poor and is also when theContinue Reading
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
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
