Describing the Church’s new leader as a man of peace and prayer, Bishop Richard F. Stika spoke March 13 to the Knoxville media soon after Pope Francis was introduced to the world. Just as Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation was surprising, so was the relatively quick election of Cardinal Jorge Mario …
Right before our very eyes
As the Synod unfolds, the Implementation Phase is in plain sight By Jim Wogan One of my most persistent and self-loathing traits is something we’ve all probably experienced in life—my not-so-unique but absolutely confounding and frustrating ability to misplace things. My wife affectionately refers to it as “carelessness.” Ouch. Where is my wallet? What did I do with the keys? And the most frequent utterance that emanates from my mind and mouth on a dreadfully consistent basis is…where did I put my glasses? For me, it’s always the simple yet essentially everyday stuff that goes missing. Well, not always. While preparing for the arrival of Fourth of July guests a few weeks ago, I made an effort to locate my old-fashioned, hardly used charcoal grill—which needed some cleaning. And I had just the right tool to assist me. A wire brush that I keep in an old-fashioned, hardly used toolbox... Read more →