Eric Banecker

Other than, of course, preparing the homily well or celebrating reverently, a priest must also learn to offer oneself, to place oneself upon the altar along with the bread and wine.  Continue Reading »

Therefore, let me offer a modest proposal: Let’s celebrate all the obligatory holy days of the universal church on the day the Church intends them to be celebrated. Continue Reading »

The antidote to our spiritual malaise is to embrace the gospel in all its fullness. Continue Reading »

It is for us, in 2020, to begin to tell the truth to everyone, and about everything: the sex, the money, the lies, the cover-ups—from the narthex of the sleepiest parish to the halls of the Apostolic Palace. Continue Reading »

May we all ask for the grace to accept the humility of God and his choice to make room for us—lowly as we are—in his plan of salvation. Continue Reading »

It would happen the same way every time.A few tough-looking guys would show up on the doorstep of a new business. They came offering “protection services” for a certain fee as a most generous favor to the owner. These services were necessary, it would be explained, because this was a “bad . . . . Continue Reading »