By Gary Topping– In the early thirteenth century, St. Dominic received papal approval for a new religious order, the Order of Preachers. Members of the Order were to go about…
Posts published by “Mike O'Brien”
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– In his 2018 New Year’s Eve homily, Pope Francis said those with the most influence in society are not our national leaders constantly engaged in power…
By Gary Topping– No doubt to the relief of my readers, let me assure them that most of these thoughts are those of St. Augustine, not me, and that I…
By Nick Blaylock– Bill T. Jones, one of the last living pioneers of Modern Dance, visited the University of Utah in the Spring of 2017. The school of dance was…
By George Pence– A person’s faith is an extraordinary thing, and so often fragile. It is something that exists in a profound way for some, but to others it exists…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I do not make many New Year resolutions, but I am making one for 2018. In my lifetime, I have paid thousands and thousands of my…
By Gary Topping– I’ve posted several times lately about my love for our Catholic Tradition, which is another way of saying our history, our ever-expanding and evolving understanding of the…
By George Pence– Regarding our relationship to the Almighty, I always thought Christians had it easier than Jews. The Jews were like elder brothers, and it was natural for the…
By Gary Topping– “And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.’” Luke 5:4 RSV We…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– In one of my favorite scenes from the beloved holiday film It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey and his guardian angel Clarence Oddbody discuss how Clarence…