February 14, 2020
Pilgrimage to the Center of the World
There is a stone marker in the middle of a large hall in the holiest place on earth. Pilgrims often…
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January 7, 2020
Las Posadas: A Tradition With Biblical roots
A couple processes around the basement of Holy Redeemer Church, dressed like they are from the first century, re-creating a…
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January 7, 2020
Stepping Out In Faith As a Family
Before the movie projector stopped flickering, he knew what he would do. In that Northern Virginia theater in summer 2012,…
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August 25, 2019
The Legacy of Midwestern Grottos
The Midwest is blessed with the largest collection of grottos in the world, architectural gems left primarily by German Catholic…
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August 20, 2019
A River Runs By It
Detroit is one of America’s most important metropolitan areas, but our archdiocese actually has a pioneering past. In 2000, Cardinal…
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June 12, 2019
Pilgrimage: A Motion of the Human Heart
A Catholic traveling on vacation spends a few hours in a cathedral, admiring the stained glass windows and marble statues.…
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June 6, 2019
The Finest Thing This Side of Heaven
Most books on inter-religious dialogue simply record the actual dialogue. They seek to preserve the honest exchange of ideas that…
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April 2, 2019
The Silent Hero Who Renewed Our City
When I was in college, the Catholic student center at my university was called the “Father Gabriel Richard Center.” I…
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April 1, 2019
An Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday
On Holy Saturday — the day Christ lies in the tomb — the Church places this remarkable ancient homily before…
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April 1, 2019
Detroit Pilgrims Find God on a Panamanian Street
Where can one discover His presence?…
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