Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Green Bay, WI in 2015, Fr. Looney is President of the Mariological Society of America and writes often on Marian topics, including the 1859 Wisconsin apparition.
As a priest, I pray Night Prayer (or Compline) every night from the Liturgy of the Hours, a liturgical prayer that the ordained, consecrated, and some lay faithful pray. Part of the Night Prayer is a daily examination. Most people are familiar with an examination of conscience in the context...
Would you like to read more of the Bible? There is an app that might be able to help, called Truth & Life (you may have seen its “Download Jesus” advertisements). It’s an audio version of the Bible, featuring popular celebrity voices like Neal McDonough, Stacy Keach, Kristen Bell,...
Every Lent people want to acquire a deeper prayer life. For many, this includes the desire to pray the rosary daily. Now that we are several days into Lent, how is that Lenten resolution going? Have you prayed it faithfully every day since Ash Wednesday? After you finish praying, do...
I recently made an 8 day silent retreat inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It had been a long time since I made a retreat of this caliber, and it was spiritually eye opening and awakening! When was the last time you made a retreat? When I ask...
There are timeless classics in literature and film that all people must read or see. In the Catholic world, I would label The Song of Bernadette such a film. Produced in 1943 and starring Jennifer Jones, the film won many Academy Awards. Based off the novel of the same title...
Catholic music artists continue to emerge on the scene. Some have gained status as Catholic music stars like Audrey Assad and Matt Maher. While other lesser known artists strive to become more visible in the Catholic and Christian world. Advent hymnody like O Come Divine Messiah and O Come, O...
