Brian Mullins is a permanent deacon in the Rockford Diocese who has been assigned by his Bishop to Saint Catherine of Genoa Parish in Genoa, Illinois.
You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men.– Matthew 5:13 Jesus talked in parables a great deal of the time.Continue Reading
Most of the time when we hear this story, we focus on the foreground.. the son who has returned, we often miss the son in the background, toiling away in the field. Just about every Christian out there has heard the story of the prodigal son. We talk about itContinue Reading
As our pastor, Father Tim, gave another of his rousing homilies this morning what he was saying really struck with my heart. As Catholics we believe that it is a blessing, a beautiful thing when we share in the suffering of Christ. The bible tells us to rejoice! So weContinue Reading
Life always seems so hectic. So confusing. So difficult. With every moment of our day we are flooded with information. From the radio, to the television, to the mobile devices, to the internet. We are encouraged to make rapid and fast paced decisions. People want it now, and not later.Continue Reading
It seems the closer I grow to God, the more I am reminded of just how frail and weak this human flesh really is. With Saint Paul I cry out, I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the veryContinue Reading
When I was a young man, I remember that a few of us were chosen to receive an award on behalf of our school. We went together to the event and we were on our ‘best’ behavior, physically representing an entire group of people and behaving in a way thatContinue Reading
People often defend a woman’s right to choose. Then they use many various heinous things that could happen to them to make that choice seem like a valid one. I’m not here to tell you what to do with your body, I’m here to remind us what is being doneContinue Reading