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…

By George Pence– Christmas is my favorite holiday, and when I was young that preference was broadly shared in American culture, but how about today? On the day before Christmas…

By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I truly do love Christmas. It is easy to love Christmas, I think, even for non-Christians. The simple tale of a baby born in humble settings,…

By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Whether you celebrate it as a Christian holiday or not, I think the true meaning of Christmas is that some 2,000 years ago, a force for…

By Jean Welch Hill– Where is my mind this Advent? Is it focused on preparing for Jesus, or preparing for the family celebration? The two are related, but preparing to…

By Gary Topping– I’m not a winter person. “So why did you stay in Utah?” one of my friends asks, knowing that I’m not a Utah native.  Well, I said,…