By Jean Welch Hill– “Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this…

By Michael Patrick O’Brien– As I noted in a previous posting, because I could not attend the celebration of the 35th anniversary of my graduation from the University of Notre…

By Michael Patrick O’Brien– A mere 35 years ago I graduated from college. I could not attend my class reunion recently at the wonderful University of Notre Dame, and so…

By Gary Topping– “What one book would you want to have with you if you were stranded on a desert island”? I wince every time I hear that question.  It…

By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I recently saw a photo of the current seniors from my alma mater, St. Joseph’s High School. They were posing right after graduation, just as did…

By Gary Topping– Of all the religious orders who have ministered in the Diocese of Salt Lake City, the Holy Cross Sisters have been by far the most numerous.  Although…

By Michael Patrick O’Brien– During the early 1900s, my great aunt devoted her life to helping the “poor, sick and ignorant” in Burlington, Vermont. She was part of the Sisters…

By Gary Topping– It’s a familiar story: a kid from a poor family frugally gathers funds from baby sitting, grocery bagging, and such odd jobs to pay for her first…

By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Many years ago, my high school biology teacher told us the scientific explanation for physical gender differences- women have XX chromosomes and men have XY chromosones.…

By Jean Welch Hill– In his apostolic exhortation, Gaudete Et Exsultate, Pope Francis reminds us of St. John Paul II’s observation that “If we truly start out anew from contemplation…