Father Norm's Notebook
Thursday, May 26, 2011

An Apple Prayer

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Jesus, I know what people mean by that odd expression: "being the apple of someone's eye." It means a person is loved and cher...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Taking The Gospel Seriously

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The Gospel scares me. I like the part about God's love, mercy and forgiveness. I like the assurance, "I will be with you always....
Thursday, May 12, 2011

To Be A Saint

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What does it take to be a saint? The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that the Church's "canonizing" some of the faithful...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

My Commonplace Book

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I hadn't looked at it for a long time --my commonplace book. It's a note book in which to record quotes and comments I find notewort...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Reading Between The Lines

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I have often prayed, "God, don't make me read between the lines." I prefer to know what God wants in some situations rather th...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

Standing In The Mystery

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When you deal with God you deal with mystery. For this reason it's not suprising that there are differences in our perceptions, in our t...
Thursday, April 14, 2011

Communion of Saints

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Historians think that belief in the Communion of Saints slipped into the Apostles' Creed sometime between the 5th and 8th centuries. The...
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About Father Norm

Fr Norm
Cincinnati, OH, United States
A priest ordained for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 1970. After ten years of high school teaching, a few years as an associate pastor, and twenty-six years as a pastor, I retired from parish administration to write, preach parish missions across the country, and teach catechetical courses and conferences.
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