A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.

Even with advance knowledge and awareness, and active participation in the process, there is no denying the sense of pain or loss in a parish or school community.

We're not putting that before the Lord. We'll pray that everybody stays healthy, that we have a good ball game and that everybody will be lifted up watching it on a world stage.

Doing what we please is not freedom is not liberty; rather it is the abuse of true liberty and freedom

As Easter approaches and in the context of the testament of John Paul II, I remind you of his words, with a big appeal for reconciliation and forgiveness.

It's as if the world stopped for that moment.