Fr. Bill Peckman is a priest in the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri. He is the pastor Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Patrick Parish, and Sacred Heart Parish.
The other day I was talking to a young man whom I taught back some time ago. He was at a crossroads. He had recently graduated from college and started a well-paying job. But he wasn’t happy. He felt like he was settling. The money was good, but money...
Nowhere in the Gospels did Jesus enable, look over, ignore, or otherwise gloss over someone’s sins. Jesus never simply patted anyone on the head and sent them on their merry way, telling them to not worry about being sorry for their sins. In other words, the Jesus many have...
The debate about abortion isn’t merely about abortion. It is way bigger. It is about the fate of the sexual revolution. Abortion is a necessary part of sexual revolution. While mothers whose lives are endangered/rape and molestation cases are often cited, it is abortion as birth control that...
In the past few weeks, we have seen two mass casualty events that have garnered national attention: a shooting at a Tops Grocery Store in Buffalo, New York and at a grade school in Uvalde, Texas. These things rightfully sadden us, frighten us, enrage us, and confuse us. Unfortunately, these...
Unpopular opinion ahead: There is quite a bit of press on the whole Will Smith/Chris Rock slap. I am not going to get into the slap, but the response. First seeing Hollywood and the entertainment industry get all up in arms about it has left me with one question:...
I just got back from a penance service in Brookfield, Mo. (nice church with awesome stations of the Cross). I took advantage of it and decided to go to Confession myself. The confessor gave me as a penance something to reflect on that he once saw in a parishioner’s...
