Thank you, Bishop Choby.
“Are you Joan Watson?” asked the man sitting near me in the pew when I sat down. After I affirmed his suspicions, he told me he enjoyed my blogs and […]
Author Archives: Joannie
Different from all other nights
There are several cues during the Evening Mass on Holy Thursday that tell you something is different tonight. Mass begins and ends with an empty tabernacle. Flowers and the Gloria […]
Being satisfied
Today after Mass I stopped to get a bagel and coffee, and the man making my bagel looked up in the middle of the process, paused, and said, “You have […]
Holy Land(s) 2017
I’m currently writing a Bible study on the parables, and all the reading I’m doing about them is making me really antsy to go visit the land where Jesus walked. […]
Rest in Peace, Father Scanlan
Another pioneer in Catholic education has gone to his much-deserved reward. News came this morning that Father Michael Scanlan, T.O.R., President Emeritus of Franciscan University, has passed away. I’d hazard […]
3MT: Voting with Your Conscience
We have been doing these Three Minute Theology videos for a few weeks now, but this one has the potential to be the most controversial. I was thrilled to hear […]
Bl. PierGiorgio Frassati
Two hundred and forty years ago, on July 2, about 50 men gathered in Philadelphia and voted to declare independence from the British Crown. Two days later, the men approved […]
St. Thomas the Apostle
The Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle is a great celebration in India. It is tradition that St. Thomas was the only Apostle to leave the Roman Empire to preach […]
St. Junípero Serra
St. Junípero Serra is the newest American saint on our calendar, just canonized by Pope Francis on his recent trip to the United States. Serra came to the Americas after […]
The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
Today we celebrate the feast of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, which officially commemorates the martyrs killed under the Emperor Nero (54-68). Fittingly, their feast is celebrated the […]
