Years ago I served as a dean of students in a seminary college I was surprised perhaps because of my own youth to discover a number of dysfunctions among our students I was particularly amazed by the abuse of alcohol which seemed little different from any other college campuses despite our
Charles Sumner was a man of vision The senator from Massachusetts knew that slavery was wrong He devoted his fiery oratory to denouncing the profound evil it represented but Charles Sumner lacked a virtue I would call suppleness What is that It rsquo s a combination of the classical virtues It
Here is another homily from Fr Bill O Malley who has an article in this week s America The homily below is for June 19 Holy Trinity Sunday Click here to read Fr O Malley s homily from Pentecost I know you rsquo re all breathless with anticipation for the new liturgical changes that begin next