THE WORD
The Word: But where are the other three?
While the famous 10 lepers of John, chapter 17, were still on the way to show themselves to the priests, Jesus, with the ease and ...
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THE WORD
The Word: Lincoln and Lent
On August 12, 1861, Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation. “… (W)hen our own beloved country, once, by the blessing of God, united, prosperous, and happy, ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:59 pm
THE WORD
The Word: Of love and revolution
If you search the internet for Lila Rose, you will see immediately that she is a lot of things that a lot of us would ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, February 9, 2024 10:30 am
THE WORD
The Word: ACTS
Early in 1811 a young Frenchman, Jean Vianney, left his convalescent hospital bed to report to the recruiting office of the Napoleonic Army in Grenoble. ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, January 12, 2024 5:43 pm
THE WORD
The Word: Godliness with contentment
Christmas 1819 did not shape up to be a very relaxing or celebratory feast day for Sister Philippine Duchesne. She was a plucky French nun ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Saturday, December 16, 2023 1:14 pm
THE WORD
The Word: Is quoting the Bible hate speech?
Back on Friday, Sept. 15, there was a news broadcast covering the story of a woman from Finland who was on trial for “hate speech.” ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, November 17, 2023 5:55 pm
THE WORD
The Word: The body of Christ
It was a short climb to the mountain village of O’Cebreiro in Spain. I was hiking a 4-week-long pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James, ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, October 20, 2023 6:55 pm
THE WORD
The Word: Let’s talk about angel guardians
In June 1916, military chaplain Father William Doyle was standing with some of his men in a battle trench when they heard the scream of ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, September 22, 2023 7:31 pm
THE WORD
The Word: Dying Christ’s death
In November 1640, two Jesuit priests trekked forth from their missionary base in Canada to evangelize a native tribe called the Neutrals in the vast ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Saturday, August 26, 2023 10:31 am
THE WORD
The Word: A heavenly mother?
Pennsylvania native Esther McCabe was the widowed mother of 11 sons who served in the armed forces in WWII. At a war bond promotion in ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Sunday, July 30, 2023 12:16 am
Church & Community
Brother Max: The Food of the Weary
“My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me.” In this passage taken from Chapter Four of St. John’s Gospel, we read ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Saturday, July 1, 2023 1:05 am
THE WORD
The Word: Discouragement: To believe a lie
Jans’ proud face crumpled; she put her hands over her eyes and began to cry. “Empty, empty!” she choked at last through her tears. “How ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, May 26, 2023 5:34 pm
THE WORD
The Word: The theme of Christ’s message
Born without arms or legs in 1982, Australian Nick Vujicic suffered intensely from bullying and a feeling of hopelessness as a child. He was so ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Saturday, April 22, 2023 8:45 am
Columns
The Word: Our own eleventh hour
We have all heard of deathbed converts, those lucky people who turn to Christ just before death calls them: from the Good Thief to Oscar ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Saturday, March 18, 2023 5:02 pm
Church & Community
Devotional: Let’s talk about the jewel of Lent
In Padua, Italy, in the late 16th century, university students would sometimes wander the streets after dark, and for entertainment, accost strangers and demand their ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, February 10, 2023 1:02 am
Columns
The Word — The true test of mettle
By Jan. 23, 2016, British explorer Henry Worsley had traveled 913 miles on foot across Antarctica. He was attempting the first unsupported, unassisted crossing of ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, January 6, 2023 2:47 pm
THE WORD
The Word — The sign of the Lord
On a July day, several years ago, I was backpacking through the European countryside. The beauty of the scenery was lost on me though, as ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Sunday, December 4, 2022 9:00 am
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The Word — God’s favorite tool
“There was despair and fear in the soul, misery of every kind in the body, desolation all around. All of us had loved ones dead ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Sunday, October 30, 2022 9:00 am
Columns
The Word — Three Marines
On August 6, 1942, U.S. Marines landed in the Solomon Islands, northeast of Australia. Although, over the course of the next six months, the Allied ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Sunday, September 25, 2022 6:43 am
Columns
The Word — Can You Still Sing?
Little can compare with traditional Irish folk music for down-to-earth, heel-kicking fun. Some friends of mine had discovered it in their search for wholesome music ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, August 19, 2022 10:09 am
Columns
The Word — Not feeling it
A young lady suffering from the havoc and death of WWII wrote to a friend, “I’m still so remote from God that I don’t even ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Saturday, July 16, 2022 6:53 pm
Columns
The Word: We have believed in love
Ten years ago this summer, I was in Econe, Switzerland. It was an idyllically beautiful day. The sun sparkled on the nearby Rhone River, and ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Friday, June 17, 2022 5:37 pm
Columns
The Word — The strangest grateful
Recently I had the opportunity to share a special meal with my spiritual father and some friends at my mother’s house. It was one of ...
by Br. Maximilian Watner, Saturday, May 21, 2022 6:02 pm
Columns
The Word — A gift from the risen Christ
A sunny, warm spring day…. Yellow tulips and daffodils…. Easter egg hunts… A basket of jelly beans. As with Christmas, we all have certain memories ...