Jan 31, 2022
This week is Catholic Schools Week, and it offers an opportunity to recognize alleducators who are so important in the lives of children and young adults. We know that in these times, teaching encompasses more than just delivering content. As parent partners, teachers assume the responsibility of a child’s emotional,...
Jan 24, 2022
One of the confounding puzzles of life is our impatience. Whether it is our need to be first in line, frustration while waiting for a stop light that takes too long, or agonizing delays on the tarmac, we are a nation that simply does not want to wait. We may get angry, upset, or even resentful. Our spiritual lives...
Jan 12, 2022
On this week’s episode of The Walk Humbly Podcast:
- Bishop Burbidge reflects on the deadly apartment fires in New York and Philadelphia.
- The Vatican has issued clarifications on recent directives regarding the Traditional Latin Mass. Bishop Burbidge explains what that will mean in our diocese.
- Pope Francis made...
Jan 10, 2022
The sudden end of holiday activity can be a let-down. For most, the lows we may experience have few long-term effects. However, depression—which affects many—is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. Symptoms include prolonged periods of sadness, loss of interest in once-loved activities, and...
Jan 5, 2022
As 2022 dawns, we have a choice about how we approach the uncertainty ahead: with anticipation or anxiety, enthusiasm or fear, optimism or worry? We are often encouraged to look on the bright side, and to see the glass as half full. But what is the source of our hope? Our confidence in better days ahead? There is one...