Chris Martin
Vocations demand generosity of heart
Shortly after being assigned to the Vocation Office for the Archdiocese, I began praying What do you want of me Lord? What do YOU want to see in the vocation office? Now I'm not a mystic by any means, but there was a phrase that kept coming back to me over and over again. A CULTURE OF VOCATION. A…
Aug 22, 2011 | 8:40 pm
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Finding faith when public figures fall
There seems to be a lot of chatter in the Catholic community in the past few days about the end of Fr. John Corapi’s public ministry as a priest. Corapi, a priest of 20 years whose personal conversion story along with his charismatic yet no-nonsense approach to evangelization vaulted him into the…
Jun 23, 2011 | 11:17 am
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Memorial day is about much more than memory
Every grade school child is familiar with the opening lines of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address:
May 25, 2011 | 11:03 am
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Saints and Hollywood
Last night I had the opportunity to go and see the film There be dragons, a movie about the life and times of St. Josemaría Escrivá. Even though it was a Monday evening, I was disappointed to see that there were only a dozen or so people in the theater. It was a limited release, only showing in a…
May 10, 2011 | 12:11 pm
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Good grief isn't just for Charlie Brown
C.S. Lewis is well known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters. One of his lesser-known works however, is A Grief Observed, a work that he originally wrote under the pseudonym N. W. Clerk after the death of his wife.
May 09, 2011 | 1:33 pm
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Serra dinner for priests keynoted by Colleen Carroll-Campbell
May 04, 2011 | 11:18 am
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Everybody loves a good wedding.
In an attempt to ease the tension, apparently Prince William leaned over to his soon to be father-in-law and said something along the lines of "It was supposed to be a simple ceremony". But with all the world watching, Prince William and now Duchess Catherine Middleton did much more than present …
Apr 29, 2011 | 5:09 pm
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JPII Beatification Controversy
This coming Sunday, known in the Church as Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI will lead a Beatification Mass for his predecessor, John Paul II. Pope Benedict XVI had waved the mandatory waiting period for investigation into the cause for sainthood, placing John Paul II on the "fast track" to …
Apr 27, 2011 | 1:02 pm
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Forget sixty minutes...this mass will last three days. Conclusion.
If Jesus celebrated the Last Supper on Thursday, was crucified on Friday and rose from the dead on Sunday, what was He doing on Saturday? Where did He go?
Apr 23, 2011 | 1:29 pm
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Forget sixty minutes...this Mass will last three days. Pt 2.
Today is Good Friday and it is raining outside. I have always thought that Good Friday was a good day for rain. It always seemed inappropriate somehow to have a beautiful spring day with birds chirping and flowers blossoming while we are praying the Stations of the Cross or attending the Liturgy …
Apr 22, 2011 | 2:27 pm
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Forget sixty minutes...this Mass will last three days. Pt. 1
Right now all around the globe the Catholic Church is entering into the holiest time of the year, the time that defines us as a people of faith, the time that defines what it means to be a Christian, the time that ultimately redefined time itself.
Apr 21, 2011 | 5:59 pm
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Allow me to introduce myself
Hello everyone! Fr Chris Martin here signing in for the first time. I am excited to be part of the "Civil Religion" experience and to share with all of you some thoughts from the viewpoint of a young Catholic priest.
Apr 21, 2011 | 4:09 pm
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