Confession. Sin. Reconciliation. Do those words strike fear in you? We may know that we are supposed to go to the Sacrament of Confession at least
In 2013 I embarked upon a journey. There have been many twists and turns in that journey and it has led me here to
Once upon a time, a young man had a dream of joining a religious order. He wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, he wasn’t
I never have been a big fan of winter. Give me 90-degree temperatures with a chance to wear shorts and a T-shirt rather than 20
Making an effort to pray daily is an important part of faith formation for children. They follow our example, whether it is morning prayers or
I once heard a rather wry joke that said that Christians are optimists because the worst thing that could possibly happen has actually already happened,
America has been blessed by God in many ways but I suspect no blessing has been greater than His granting us George Washington to lead us in
Once there was a young homeschooled girl who had a rather inquisitive mind. The problem with her inquisitiveness was that the questions she most enjoyed
I was having a bit of a conflict with a cashier at work. We always banter back at forth, joking, sometimes kidding each other, but
This will be short and sweet. Yours truly is weary of church songs, masquerading as hymns, portraying something other than Church teaching. It’s bad enough
In recent months there has been much discussion of “mercy,” particularly “God’s mercy.” Typical topics in these discussions include: Does God have “attributes” like our
For any human on planet Earth to have a chance to get to Heaven, choices have to be made. These choices include deciding on whether
Music has Charms to sooth a savage Breast The above phrase was coined by William Congreve, in The Mourning Bride, 1697, and has long been
‘I remember, I remember the house where I was born, the little window where the sun came peeping in at dawn’. (Thomas Hood – 1826)
Ashes on Ash Wednesday You never know who might be touched by your quiet witness of ashes on Ash Wednesday. Last year, I really wasn’t
“Remember, man, you are dust, and unto dust you shall return.” The priest uttered these words on Ash Wednesday as he traced the black cross
“How is a man the better for it, if he gains the whole world at the expense of losing his own soul? For a man’s
During Lent, God presents us with a fundamental choice. Will we choose to continue to live in our human illusions or will we allow God
Author’s Note: This article is the second in a five-part series examining the beauty and medication of the Most Holy Rosary. This series is dedicated
In The Surprise by G.K. Chesterton, the author of a play sees his characters act justly and with love at his creative command, yet he
Every Stitch a Prayer I dreamt I saw a dark-haired woman clad in blue. She sat at a simple table in a light-filled room, working
We cannot possibly truly imagine what Jesus Christ went through during His Passion and Death. Suffering the horrible, excruciating, ignominious scourging and crucifixion, carrying the
