A blessed Holy Week to all. Holy Week, the most sacred week on the Christian calendar, containing the Sacred Triduum or sacred three days, is [...]

ME AND MY SHADOW FROM THE PROFESSOR   In a recent conversation with a very close friend, I heard this response to part of our [...]

The Apostles were drunk!  Pentecost is about the celebration of unconditional love. Have we ever loved anyone unconditionally? Have we ever experienced being loved unconditionally? [...]

“For Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old yeast… but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and [...]

REFLECTION ON THE OCCASION OF INTERFAITH INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY At THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CENTER, GLEN COVE, NY Good morning. My name is Donald Russo. [...]

What is the greatest Christmas carol? It’s one we virtually never hear sung. It was sung by Mary, the pregnant teenager, as she visited her [...]

I always thought I was a fairly patient individual. Waiting was not usually a problem. I’d stand on lines at the supermarket or the bank, [...]

“When I help the poor, I’m a saint. When I tell them why they’re poor, I’m a Communist.” (St. Oscar Romero, martyred Archbishop of El [...]

It’s not just for priests, nuns and brothers anymore. Especially for people in the pews, the “watershed” moment of all of Vatican II was its [...]

We’re not talking Marriott, Hilton or Hyatt, but we are talking HOSPITALITY. The Gospel of John gives us a hint that Jesus could do a [...]

In 2018, at least thirteen percent of all U.S. adults were former Catholics. What has happened to our religious formation? I’m sure blame and excuses [...]

The Apostles were drunk! Pentecost is about the celebration of unconditional love. Have you ever loved anyone unconditionally? Have you ever experienced being loved unconditionally? [...]