“The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: ‘All however must be prepared to confess Christ before men and to follow him along the way of the Cross, amidst the persecutions which…
Prayer request for Tony Schera
Brother Knight Tony Schera is going back into the hospital for another minor surgery. Please keep him in your prayers over the next few weeks for a successful procedure and speedy recovery.
Get on the Boat
In 1570, Sultan Selim II, ruler of the Ottoman Empire, had a problem. Well, actually a couple problems. First, was that he was a drunk. Second, was that his favorite wine came from Cypress, just under 300 miles away from him, off the coast of Turkey. Third, was that Cypress…
Article: Please Stop What You Are Doing and Pray This Saturday
On the Catholic calendar, August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption. As one colleague recently put it, that’s the day Mom would make us go to Church during summer vacation on a weekday. Well, it’s not a holy day of obligation for Catholics this year, as it falls on a…
In A Flash
Some years ago, on a bright, clear August morning, four Jesuit missionaries had just finished having breakfast together, and were going through their daily routine at the Church of Our Lady’s Assumption. Father Superior Lassalle looked out the window of his room and thought. Father Cieslik went to his room…
Let Freedom Ring
Queens, New York, July 10th, 2020: A 100 year old statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary outside Cathedral Prep School and Seminary was spray painted with the word “idol” by an unknown individual. Boston, Massachusetts, July 11th, 2020: A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is set on fire outside the…
Prayer request for Liz Greve
Brother Knights, I’ve been informed that Liz Greve’s cancer has returned. She is going in for a CT scan tomorrow, June 16th, to determine its severity. Please keep Liz, John, and their family in your prayers. O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces, health of the sick, you brought…
All lives matter
In the fall of 1768, colonial unrest in Boston resulted in British troops being sent in to restore order. Tensions were high between the colonists and British, and escalated as the months wore on. After sunset on the evening of March 5th, a crowd of colonists confronted a group of…
2020 Chris Damo Scholarship winner
The Chris Damo Scholarship is awarded to a St. Michael School 8th grade student who will be attending one of the Columbus area Catholic High Schools after graduation from St. Michael School. The applicant must be a current 8th grade student at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School, and must…
The Audacity of Faith
Being a Roman emperor the middle of the Third Century wasn’t exactly easy. There were barbarians attacking the Roman empire from the north, peasant uprisings and civil wars, political instability and assassinations, unemployment and economic depression, and the devaluation of the denarius, the Roman currency. And then there were those…