Growing up with a love for baseball, the future Bishop William C. Newman didn’t stop playing the game even after he entered the seminary.

When we encounter Jesus, whether on a mission trip in another country or in our ordinary, daily lives, we discover that he wants to befriend us.

We need strong communities of faith. But they should refresh us and arm us to go out and remind others of our more excellent way.

What do I do to inspire others to become fishers of men? Do I ever convey that joy, that excitement, in being a follower of Christ that someone would stop to ask me about Jesus?

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.