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Charity in Truth

November 4, 2024

From DC Consultant to Baltimore Service: Rick Opatick (Member Support, Society of St. Vincent de Paul) on His Spiritual Growth, Deepening Faith, and Commitment to Service

Growing up in Pittsburgh, Rick Opatick was a cradle Catholic, “Later, I began to realize how much I didn’t know,” he recalls. “Catechism in the 70s…there was no Bible study…it was more about getting along.” It wasn’t until later in life that Rick began to embrace more fully his faith and its call to service...
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June 12, 2020

Silence in the domestic church

For a parish church to be a place of prayer, there have to be times of silence. For a domestic church to be a place of prayer and formation, there also needs to be periods of silence.
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May 14, 2020

An inward pilgrimage with Mary

May we indeed persevere, in this and in every time of trial, so that one day we may reign with Christ in the presence of Mary Our Queen.
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April 2, 2020

Fear itself

So often in Scripture Jesus says to his followers and to us, “Be not afraid.” He’s not asking us to ignore our problems or neglect our loved ones or deny our feelings. He is inviting us to rise above our feelings of fear, to encounter the greatness and glory of God, and in a spirit...
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March 5, 2020

Forgive us our trespasses

Sin is a wound in the heart of an all-loving God. This should bring home to us the enormity and preciousness of God’s gift of mercy.
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February 24, 2020

Spiritual combat

A badly exaggerated “can-do” attitude is symptomatic of the sin of pride that played such a devastating role at the dawn of human history.
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January 4, 2020

Another family to celebrate

I’ve been asked many times if I have inherited their good genes. I don’t know about that. I do know that mom and dad have given me an even more precious inheritance – the gift of life, the gift of faith and the gift of good example.
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December 12, 2019

Supreme joy and a divine gift

Those who possess true joy are not deterred by their problems, by distress or by deprivation – their own or that of others.
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November 7, 2019

Scatter the darkness

As the days grow darker, both cosmically and metaphorically, the encouragement of the Holy Spirit shines forth with renewed clarity.
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October 3, 2019

When life is turbulent, pray

Turbulence is an unwelcome experience, but it also serves a purpose. It reminds us that we really are flying 35,000 feet above the earth, and that’s not without risk.
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September 1, 2019

Communicate with integrity

Winning an argument or venting on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook are not good reasons to muckrake, to search out and publicize the faults of people one disagrees with.
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June 4, 2019

No more half-measures

Half-measures. Let’s be done with them, especially in this season when we continue to celebrate the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon his church.
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