Every year I make plans for my Lenten practices and spiritual reading, but I know to be flexible because every year an unanticipated thrust emerges
Man, having been wounded in his nature by original sin, is subject to error and inclined to evil in exercising his freedom. (Catechism of the
Do you have trouble paying attention while praying? Does your mind wander? Do you sometimes fall asleep? Do you forget where you were and stop?
We know that Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Each year, I try to find creative ways to make Lent a memorable
For some, the answer to the question “what does it mean to be rich?” is revealed every year in the Forbes magazine list of the
My dad has Alzheimer’s or so we are told. It came on suddenly — sudden onset. Is that Alzheimer’s? I don’t know, but they, the
The Outward Sign Many years ago on Ash Wednesday, I took my children to Sam’s Club to do some shopping. We hadn’t been to Mass
Within the past couple of weeks there have been some news reports on Medjugorje. These reports are creating some expectation among the faithful that Medjugorje
The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been an integral part of Catholic prayer life for centuries. Following in the footsteps of Jesus while
I first read about “Perinatal Hospice” in a newspaper article in about 2003; it was a new model of care that had been developed for
Who doesn’t want love? After basic physical needs of water, food, and shelter, one of the most basic human needs is love. Each of us
When I was a young adult, someone told me a somewhat off color joke. An elderly couple was peacefully sitting on their porch swing one
We all know quite well the “Doubting Thomas” story, in which the risen Jesus appears to the apostles sans Thomas, and the skeptical (or grief-stricken)
A beautiful thing about the internet nowadays is how it can create a community that otherwise wouldn’t be able to exist. And as we all
Is your washing machine running? Maybe you’ve had the experience I’ve had. Wet clothes, especially towels, get unevenly distributed in the tub, causing it to
We have all done it. We have walked past a beggar on the street. We have purchased groceries from a cashier whose eyes we did
Some years ago I found myself, a Cuban-American cradle Catholic, sitting in my Hebrew II class at Gratz College, Philadelphia, PA. I was determined to
Christians agree that God is omnipotent and sovereign, meaning that He is able to do all things. The Nicene Creed proclaims faith in “one God,
Readers, please do not write me off as a rabid “anti-vaxxer,” because I am not opposed to vaccines in general, nor do I dispute their
Recently, I read a copy of a magazine with an article that claimed there was new information that (allegedly) proved that there was another text
It is sometimes said that no one has a sufficient imagination or memory to be a consistent liar. A corollary is: Integrity is characteristic of
There are many lessons to be learned from reading Holy Scripture, but in my opinion, one of the most important lessons to be learned is
