Survey of Young Catholics

We received 77 responses.  Thank you to all who helped us by filling out the survey.  We have tallied the results and will now incorporate them into our talk on Mission. We were very impressed by the faithful and thoughtful responses.  We were inspired by the ways in...

Survey

Nick and I are putting a new talk together and we need some information.  The talk title is “Mission”.  To this end we have designed a survey which is intended for young adults ages 20-30 who were baptized Catholic, regardless of their present situation....

Carrying a Compass: spiritual direction for today

A new talk I am preparing will be the above title.  So often the media driven politics, relentless consumerism, the frailty of the economy and its impact on us (job loss, lack of adequate health care, minimal access to  good education, etc.) –all can make us...

Suicide Prevention

Nick has just given a new talk on the topic of Judas.  The main point he makes is that Judas was forgiven by God and so are all of our relatives and friends who commit suicide.  A woman spoke with us afterward.  Her son committed suicide on Christmas Eve two years...

Tribute to Frs. Carson and Mike Champlin

Many of you are aware that the Thomas More Center was begun by Mike and Carson Champlin.  Carson died of cancer in 1989 and Mike, of course, continues to be on our Team.  I was recently directed to a book by a priest who met Carson and Mike when they did a renewal in...