by Nick Punch | Jan 27, 2018
Am I the only one who gets depressed at the state of US politics? I heard today of a new proposal from the President. It began with a wonderful proposal of not only accepting the DACA young people, and even expanding the number of those accepted to 1.8 million. I...
by Nick Punch | Dec 13, 2016
During my life as a priest the sacrament of marriage has been a major interest of mine. We say, “Marriages are made in heaven”, but that seems to be one of those pious phrases we could do without. In the marriage service we say about marriage that it is...
by Nick Punch | Dec 18, 2014
NICK’S BLOG – CHRISTMAS 2014 I have just read an article in the English Tablet (December 13, 2014) about a survey made by Benedictine University in Springfield, IL, USA about why people are leaving the Church. They are: 1. Disagreement with certain Church...
by Nick Punch | Apr 15, 2014
We were giving a renewal in Westport, CT last week. During Question Time someone asked about the people leaving the Catholic Church and joining evangelical churches. It was suggested that the Catholic Church doesn’t seem to want to build community or family...
by Nick Punch | Oct 14, 2013
ZEALOT: Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth A few months ago I read about an interview on the Fox network that made an ugly accusation. Reza Aslan who had written a book on Jesus Christ was an Islamic. What gave him the right to publish such a book? They didn’t...
