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Holiness means being loving, not boring, pope says in new document
April 23, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—God calls all Christians to be saints—not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care for others in the simplest gestures, Pope Francis said in his new document on holiness. “Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away none of your energy, […]
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‘Is my dad in heaven?’ little boy asks pope
April 23, 2018ROME (CNS)—After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with the neighborhood’s children. Question-and-answer sessions with youngsters are a standard part of Pope Francis’ parish visits. And, at St. Paul of the Cross parish April 15, there were the usual questions like, “How did […]
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Prophetic Bishop Barron offers tools to help Catholics evangelize
April 23, 2018“To Light a Fire on the Earth: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Age” by Bishop Robert Barron with John L. Allen Jr. Image Books (New York, 2017). 260 pp., $27. “To Light a Fire on the Earth” is written by John Allen Jr. who poses various questions to Bishop Robert E. Barron on a […]
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Remembering the heroism of the late Roberto Clemente
April 23, 2018“God, I love baseball.” So says Robert Redford as ballplayer Roy Hobbs in Barry Levinson’s classic film adaptation of Bernard Malamud’s novel, “The Natural.” If you’ve followed my column for the past several years, you know I love baseball, too, and I frequently write about the game and the many connections it has to Catholicism, […]
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A conversation about ‘Humanae Vitae’ may finally be possible
April 23, 2018NEW YORK (CNS)—Can one imagine a more difficult year for “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”) to be heard than 1968? Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical came out just as the sexual revolution was picking up steam, well on its way to becoming a dominant force in Western culture. Contraception was part of a basic right to […]
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Our invitation to holiness
April 20, 2018After serving nearly 35 years as a bishop, I still delight in celebrating the sacrament of Confirmation. I love the time that I spend with our youngsters, supporting them as they receive the outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit in this sacrament. I never tire of engaging them with questions and conversation during the ceremony. These […]
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Bishop lauded for leadership abilities
April 20, 2018ATLANTA—Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, learned to be a leader and administrator on the Marist School campus, but he has not kept his expertise inside the brick entrance to the Brookhaven school. He and Marist School have supported Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School since before it opened four years ago. Marist, run by the […]
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Marist teachers will miss Bishop Konzen’s dedication
April 20, 2018ATLANTA—The teachers of Marist School, Atlanta, know firsthand the qualities that longtime school administrator Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, brings to his work. In 2015, then-principal Konzen earned the Educational Excellence Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. He was one of seven award recipients nationwide, selected from more than 100,000 educators serving in U.S. […]
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Friends, family applaud Bishop Konzen as the ‘right person … right time’
April 19, 2018ATLANTA—From an early age, Joel Konzen knew he wanted to be a priest. Lifelong friend John Hermes remembers him playing as if he were saying Mass, substituting a Necco wafer for a communion host. Now, members of his childhood church, St. Boniface, are talking about how they can get this native son of Oak Harbor, […]
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Biography of Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM
April 19, 2018Joel M. Konzen, the son of Lawrence A. and Margaret Thome Konzen, was born in Toledo, Ohio, on Nov. 6, 1950, and grew up attending public schools in Oak Harbor, Ohio. He attended the Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio, for high school, followed by St. Meinrad College in Indiana, where he graduated in 1972 with […]