Bill Dodds writes from Washington.
In a tongue-in-cheek delivery, Bill Dodds offers six tips to better avoid evangelizing others. Tips such as never introduce yourself to others; not getting involved in some sort of evangelization; not inviting a friend to a parish activity; not sharing your faith
Preparing for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 25, Bill Dodds writes that the Church has the pontiff’s own grandmother Rosa to thank for this new annual observance. Dodds writes: “Families, neighborhoods, parishes and communities are multigenerational. And those
Bill Dodds writes that we are part of “one vine, many branches. Each unique, each created to bear fruit. All of us making the same fruit in a large sense (love for God and others), but different fruit in a smaller sense
Bill Dodds says that as we look at life’s ruts, perhaps we need to see it as God does: “It could be you’re exactly where he wants you to be and doing exactly what he wants you to do.” Dodds takes a
As conversations heat up with the upcoming election, Bill Dodds offers some practical advice when we “hate the political position, love the person who holds it.” His four pointers include the following: to love your neighbor (enemy) as you love yourself; transmit
It’s been a tough spring for us Catholic members of the senior (citizen) class of 2020, but Bill Dodds writes that God still has work for seniors right here, right now. You’re not helpless. In fact, your help is needed. How powerful
Maybe it’s time you kick it up a notch and move from being just a bad parishioner to becoming the worst parishioner ever. In his traditional satirical style, Bill Dodds provides 10 steps on how to claim that title. His advice ranges
Bill Dodds writes about the Judgment of Nations and how we are called to assist the homeless. He offers big and little ways we can act and expands the definition of homeless to those who relocate to a new city, are hospitalized,
The Baltimore Catechism is one of the most well-known Catholic books of the 20th century, and while it has fallen out of popularity since the Second Vatican Council, its influence on generations of Catholics can’t be overstated. Writer Bill Dodds looks at
Scour the pages of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and you won’t find the term “time machine.” Watch, or re-watch, the 1985 blockbuster movie “Back to the Future” and you won’t spot a scene where anyone speaks of going to confession.