Browsing the June 2025 archive of Father Stephen's Columns
The Catholic Experience (6/29/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 6/24/25
The Catholic Experience
The Sacraments are the lifeblood of our spiritual life. They are the continuing presence of Jesus in our lives, the way that he most regularly and powerfully moves in the world. But Sacraments are only truly effective if they are building ... Read More »
Corpus Christi (6/22/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 6/19/25
Corpus Christi The Feast of Corpus Christi is a favorite devotional occasion for many Catholics. Many with long memories will recall the processions of their youth, with dozens of altar servers, nuns, and first communicants following behind the Blessed Sacrament carried beneath a silk canopy. This feast, ... Read More »
Jubilee Saint: Patrick of Ireland (6/15/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 6/13/25
Jubilee Saint: Patrick of Ireland Continuing our series of saints who embodied some part of the jubilee, we focus this week on a fan favorite of American Catholics: Patrick of Ireland, the Apostle of the Emerald Isle. A lot of us think we know the ... Read More »
Pentecost (6/8/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 6/05/25
Pentecost The yearly feast of Pentecost, which commemorates the gift of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the birth of the Church, is an underrated feast. Though on the same par with Christmas and Easter, it gets none of the credit or pageantry. Yet back in the ... Read More »