Tag: 2004-2005

Matter Matters, The Anchor, August 5, 2005

Fr. Roger J. Landry The Landing Editorial The Anchor August 5, 2005 To believe in Jesus Christ as the Son-of-God-made-man means, minimally, to trust in what Jesus said and did. It is not possible for a true disciple to think that Jesus could have...

A Dream Come True, The Anchor, June 10, 2005

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor June 10, 2005 It was similar to when the Red Sox won the World Series. A huge crowd. Jubilation and standing ovations. Lots of kids in uniforms jubilantly giving each other high fives. Grown men...

Memorial Day, The Anchor, May 27, 2005

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor May 27, 2005 Since 1868, Americans have come together at the end of May to remember and honor those who have given their lives to protect and defend us, who have paid the supreme sacrifice so that...

Tongues of Fire, The Anchor, May 13, 2005

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting Into The Deep The Anchor May 13, 2005 From the time I was a boy, I have always been fascinated by the feast of Pentecost. When I was in grammar school, the wonder had to do with the fact that Pentecost is the “birthday of...

The Pope of the Young, The Anchor, May 6, 2005

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting Into The Deep The Anchor May 6, 2005 Prior to the papal conclave, I was asked hundreds of times by parishioners, friends, guys at the health club, and reporters, who I thought the next Pope would be. My staple response —...

The Conclave, The Anchor, April 15, 2005

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting Into The Deep The Anchor April 15, 2005 On Monday, 115 Cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel and begin their work of discerning, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the one God the Father will reveal as the...

The Gospel of Life, The Anchor, March 18, 2005

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting Into The Deep The Anchor March 18, 2005 Next week we mark the tenth anniversary of the papal encyclical Evangelium Vitae, which may be the most important and prophetic document of John Paul II’s pontificate. Perhaps more...

Men of God, The Anchor, February 25, 2005

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting Into The Deep The Anchor February 25, 2005 Last March, I saw one of the real signs of the “new springtime” in the Church to which Pope John Paul II frequently refers. It was the annual Catholic Men’s Conference for the...