Most of us think that vengeance is merely a vice.

"You have written well of me, Thomas. What compensation, therefore, would you like to receive for this your work?" He then heard the saint say in reply...

What a privilege it is every spring to immerse oneself in the liturgies of Holy Week.

We begin answering this important question by posing one of much lesser importance.

About two years ago, I went to our local place to watch the 49ers-Titans game.

St. John Henry Cardinal Newman was once asked by his Bishop what he thought might be the place of the laity in the Church. He retorted: "The Church would look foolish without them."

St. Thomas More was a true family man, lovingly devoted to his wife and children.

We honor Almighty God by arriving for Mass ahead of time and blessing ourselves as we enter our Father's house.

This month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that we who believe Thine only-begotten Son, our Redeemer, to have this day ascended into Heaven, may ourselves dwell in mind amidst heavenly things.