A Catholic Clergy's Perspective

The first of the seven Ecumenical Councils of the undivided Church was the First Council of Nicaea. Convened in 325 AD by Roman Emperor Constantine the Great with the support of Pope Sylvester I, the council met from May through July in the Greek-speaking city of Nicaea, located in Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. More than 300 bishops from across the Christian world—both East ...

Mysteries can be fascinating if you have a mind that enjoys being challenged. Though finding a result of this may be what is sought, the real satisfaction seems to lie in the varying paths one is led down to receive a solution of what is meant by each twist and turn. The hope is one will have a clear picture of what is meant at the end of the journey.

God’s perfect plan for our involvement might seem over the top with the original Pentecost filled with a “strong driving wind,” “tongues as of fire” and speaking in different tongues, but why shouldn’t it be? Pentecost is an invitation from God the Father and God the Son to accept a partnership involvement with the Trinity under the auspices of th...

In my earlier days, I travelled for work.  Sometimes I was gone for a few days and at other times for a week.  My wife, Candi, travelled extensively for years leaving on Sunday evening and returning Friday night.  For many years, she averaged 30 to 35 weeks annually.  Our standing joke is that it kept us together as a couple because we always have new stor...

For those of us who have relatives and friends that are facing mental or physical problems that bring them closer to death, we often contemplate how we will conduct our loves after they pass.  Aside from our memories, will we be able to adjust to do some of the things we did when they were alive?  That is certainly the dilemma of the Apostles as Jesus tells H...