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The finding in the Temple offers an image of love — love of God and his word, and love of the Holy Family for each other.

Why do we love the Blessed Virgin Mary? Because we loved her Son first. Thus, Mary has become the Refuge of Sinners, Comforter of the Afflicted and the Help o...

'Let us look on the face of Christ'

In this installment, we shall consider the second of Luke’s canticles, the Benedictus. However, like St. Luke himself, we must set the stage. Luke, a very precise historian, informs us of the exact time and place of the events we are about to read, 1 in the Temple during the reign of King Herod, when the priest Zechariah – from the family of Abijah – was on duty. Further, not only was Zechariah a priest but his wife Elizabeth likewise came from a priestly family. We learn that the two spouses were “righteous,” 3 observing all the precepts of the Law. In spite of that, they were chi...

Pat Shingleton: "California Rain and Charles Shultz" 4 months 1 day 16 hours ago Thursday, December 10 2020 Dec 10, 2020 December 10, 2020 9:00 AM December 10, 2020 in Pat Shingleton Column By: Pat Shingleton: Pat Shingleton's Weather News Wednesday, December 9, 2009 As the "Wildfire" season closes, California will now enter its wet-weather season. The season may include extensive periods of rain and mudslides. No previous season compares to what the state experienced 159 years ago. The 30 days of rain in December 1861 and January 1862 was the equivalent of at least a 30,000 year flood event....