As we make that powerful turn into Holy Week and Beyond, we reflect on Our Lord’s Seven Last Words as Seven Balances we each must
Scripture teaches us the difference between despair and hope in the persons and reactions of Judas and Peter. Peter denied even knowing Our Lord three
I recently came across a tweet from Fr. Goyo Hidalgo, Associate Pastor at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Simi Valley, California, telling us
I Did It My Way. . . We all know the story of how Abraham and his wife Sarah tried to sidestep God’s promise that
Dear Friend: I must begin by admitting that I have never attended the March for Life due to numerous family and job commitments and responsibilities
In his wonderful book, The Power of Silence: Against The Dictatorship of Noise, Cardinal Robert Sarah tells us Without silence, God disappears in the noise.
The recent Gospel on the poor widow’s mite ( MK 12: 38-44) reminds us that loving God means giving Him everything we have at all
We must not be discouraged by our faults, for children fall frequently – St. Therese of Lisieux Although I am a very poor example of
” A humble soul does not trust itself, but places all of its confidence in God” St. Faustina We have all been told that faith, hope,
I recently watched a movie about the life of St. Joseph of Cupertino, the Franciscan friar and mystic famed for levitating while praying or offering
We understand the adage “too many cooks spoil the broth” to mean that splitting a task in too many directions can be counterproductive. Certainly, having
The Struggle Is Real William Gurnall once stated, “While the Christian commits a sin he hates it; whereas the hypocrite loves it while he forbears
St. Teresa of Avila once stated, “We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.”
As we proceed through Lent, the recurring themes of redemption and forgiveness bubble to the surface of our thoughts. We understand redemption as literally being
I find it powerful and transcendent that Lent is a moving journey toward the Cross and beyond. This “moving” however, comes in three distinct contexts.
If we truly fancy ourselves followers of Christ, we must start seeing our crosses as ladders rather than burdens. Since Christ came
I recently bumped into an old friend from grammar school and we began reminiscing about our favorite Christmas movies. Apart from realizing that all of
I have always loved the study of what makes people tick, hence I dedicated part of my education to psychology. While I understand that not
I saw you rolling your eyes just now upon seeing the above title, but I want you to work with me for a moment. I
In the book Get Us Out of Here! the late Austrian mystic Maria Simma is quoted as saying that “Love without a Cross is empty;
The story of Christ walking on water and Peter almost having the faith to reach him ( Mt 14:22-33) was recently heard at mass, yet
I will never forget the trauma which my vision problems gave me growing up. I had myopia and astigmatism which made every eye test a
A few years back I was visiting a friend when a man in a sparkling white uniform walked out of my friend’s home. When my
Catholicism and baseball would seemingly have little to do with each other. However, many have compared devotion to the cross and to the baseball diamond.
