Author Archives: Jim Fair

July 22 was the day of peace, the Friday between the end of the Republican convention and the start of the Democrat convention. If you watched the Republicans, you likely are torn between moments of hope and despair, wondering if there … Continue reading →

Fr Jacques Hamel, 85, died this morning. I didn’t know Fr Jacque.  In fact, before today I had never heard of him.  Most of us have never heard of most Catholic priests.  They are men who serve the Church, bring … Continue reading →

Every few weeks I get an email from my local public library. It is a reminder that the library is one of the categories on my property-tax bill.  Like most of the other categories, I have a sense that I … Continue reading →

The components of the Regnum Christi International Convention are simple:  Mass, pray, meet, discuss, eat, sleep, repeat for a week. It has felt to me like a long week – and I’m not a delegate, just an observer and communicator.  … Continue reading →

Nearly six years ago, then-Archbishop Velasio De Paolis (now a Cardinal) drew an assignment he likely was expecting:  Papal Delegate to the Legion of Christ. It promised to be a big and rather complicated job to lead the congregation through … Continue reading →

If you want to understand the difference between government and service to the Church, just look at retirement. I know, it seems like an odd thing to bring up.  But I’m in Rome for meetings this week and it struck … Continue reading →

The Catholic Church is wide, deep and universal.  There are hundreds of millions of Catholics in every continent and country of the world. The Church also is local, with every member joined in the Body of Christ, as I was … Continue reading →

When a guy from Chicago (like yours truly) says he wants to be like Mike, most people assume he means Michael Jordan. And when I see videos of that flying, full turn, slam dunk, I sure would like to be … Continue reading →

And that’s a wrap on day two! Sundays are very special days in Haiti. All across the country Haitians take off work and dedicate the entire day to celebrating Jesus Christ. Therefore, there was no doubt that we started out … Continue reading →

Mother’s Day weekend was special for Denise Parker of Pulaski, Wisconsin. Other women have experienced what she experienced this weekend – but not many.  And certainly nobody in Pulaski, the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay or any of the nearby … Continue reading →