Canon Corner columns

(Bilingual) Column by Father David Esquiliano What does the church say about what clergy should include in their homilies? What does your pastor do to ensure his homilies feed your soul? ¿Qué dice la iglesia acerca de lo que el clero debe incluir en sus homilías? ¿Qué hace su pastor para asegurarse de que sus homilías alimenten su alma?

In this edition of Canon Corner, our judicial vicar, Father David Esquiliano explains why we are celebrating the Immaculate Conception on Monday, Dec. 9.

Many of us are familiar with parish mergers and suppressions, but we may not realize that dioceses sometimes go through similar processes, often for similar reasons. (Photo the Cathedral in Grand Island, Nebraska.)

(bilingual) Your bags are packed, your passport is in hand, and you have made sure your bank is aware you will be on a cruise for a couple of weeks. You go over the cruise itinerary you received, and you realize you have a sea day on Sunday. That is, once you board the cruise on Saturday afternoon from whatever port you’re visiting that day, you won’t disembark until the next port on Monday. As a devout Catholic, you know you are obligated to attend Mass on Sunday, and you genuinely want to go. What should you do?