Commentary

“I am the true vine” (Jn 15:1), “You are the branches” (Jn 15:5), and he made the profound observation: “A branch cannot bear fruit on its own” (Jn 15:4). “Apart from me you can do nothing” (Jn 15:5).

Chauvin needs prayers, too Preserving George Floyd Square Praying for Biden’s conversion Fifth commandment Planned Parenthood’s power Most important matter More than abortion

As we celebrate the crowning of the Blessed Mother early in May, commemorate the feast of Our Lady of Fatima midway through, and close out the month memorializing the Visitation, it is indeed apropos that a secular feast — Mother’s Day — is also highlighted.

Minnesota’s Legislature ends its regular session in mid-May. This deadline makes right now a key time for Catholics to fulfill the missionary call to bring our faith into the public arena by speaking up for policies that uphold life and dignity.

As a jazz singer, I had the opportunity to play some prestigious venues, the North Sea and Montreux Jazz Festivals, for example. When I lived in Nashville, I sang in some highly regarded rooms, legendary for songwriters and musicians.

St. Louis Mary de Montfort is also known as St. Louis Grignion de Montfort and St. Louis Mary Grignion. He was born on January 31, 1673, in Montfort in Brittany, France, the eldest of eight children in a very poor family. He entered the college in Rennes, France, at the age of twelve, where he was educated by the Jesuits.

Milk and honey make grand appearances in the Old Testament to represent prosperity in the Promised Land. It is God who promises to lead the enslaved Israelites "into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey" (Ex 3:8).

Since I was young, leafing through colorful pages in my children's Bible, I've loved the Gospel story where the friends lower the paralyzed man through the roof of the home where Jesus was staying.