Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord into heaven.   We remember Christ being raised up by Hi...

So when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, "Do you realize what...

As we prepare ourselves to enter Holy Week I'd like to share these words of Pope Benedict XVI from the second volume of Jesus of Na...

In less than a couple of weeks we will enter into the season of Lent.  Pope Benedict XVI, in his Message for Lent 2012 writes, " ...

As we draw closer to the celebration of Christ's birth I have witnessed my children grow more excited each day - full of joy-fill...

In a couple of weeks, on the First Sunday of Advent, Catholic Churches in English-speaking countries will begin to use the New Roman Miss...

Back in September I wrote a post about my soon to be born daughter and the world in which she would grow up.  I am happy announce that our ...

The staff of the OLFF would like to officially unveil our new logo, which was finalized after months of prayer and consultation. As...

Dear families, rejoice in fatherhood and motherhood! Openness to life is a sign of openness to the future, confidence in the future, ...

A 2008 Pew Forum study revealed that the fastest growing religious group in America is those who have no religion.  One in six are no...

It was a warm April afternoon in Rhode Island; friends and family packed the small church of St. Agatha and watched as we exchanged ...

By time you read this 68 youth, young adults and adults from the Diocese of Portland, Maine have begun their pilgrimage to Europe, which wi...

"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."  St. Thomas Aquinas I came across the above quote on Tw...

With all the recent talk about the "end of the world" and "rapture" it was timely that we read these words of Jesus fro...

  As we enter into the climatic season of the liturgical year for the Church, I pray that our Lenten journey has prepared us...

As we continue this journey towards Holy Week and the celebration of Christ's victory over death may we renew our commitment to follow H...

"In order to respond to the call of God and start on our journey, it is not necessary to be already perfect. We know that the p...

The season of Lent offers us an opportunity, as Pope Benedict XVI reminds us, to have "a particularly intense encounter with the Lor...

Bishop Malone reminds us in the video above that we "exist because God loved you into being because God is love and what does Love req...

In case all of you men have not heard Monday is Valentine’s Day.  That’s right the pressure is on to make sure you get that special somet...