Fasting isn\’t always about not eating food. It can mean giving up something we find pleasurable for the sake of refocusing on Christ. Something inside
Growing up, I looked up to the saints as the ideal role models. If I wanted to explore or learn about new places, stories of
Alert the media! I\’ve found another case of an innocent person being cruelly denied a cake by an intolerant, bigoted bakery department. In this case,
Every person’s most fundamental vocation, moral responsibility, and source of fulfillment is authentic self-giving. I think this claim can be discovered by reason and experience.
It began because I\’d put off housecleaning. (It\’s bad for me spiritually to do this because then I get vexed by time constraints in addition
We live in a modern world. We are often blinded by distractions and every now and then we need to be reminded of simple things
It might be premature to announce that we\’ve hit rock bottom, but how much lower can we go? We have become a nation of addicts
\”Neither praise nor threats will distance me from God.\” – Blessed Clemens von Galen (1878-1946) . The Nazis hated and feared Clemens August Graf von Galen
This past week we learned that our Holy Father, Pope Francis, spoke the “language of the heart” to our separated brethren gathered for a Pentecostal
I remember maneuvering around my backyard standing on the back of a big red tricycle my older brother steered toward and away from dangers. We
Twenty-five years ago, my husband discovered a book entitled \”Guidelines to Mystical Prayer\” by a British Carmelite nun, Ruth Burrows. That book changed our lives.
A trip to my local Giant grocery store the other night brought an unpleasant surprise. Back near the store’s beer coolers, clerks were stacking case
It’s time. I’ve put off writing this for a while, but the time has come. In the past few months, I’ve noticed an increase in
You’ve seen pictures of the Immaculate Heart of Mary beside the Sacred Heart of Jesus in many Catholic homes. In our home, the “alliance of
\”Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep… And some seed fell on
“There was a young man who said, God Must think it exceedingly odd If he finds that this tree Continues to be When there’s no
As I sat patiently in the airport waiting for my plane to arrive, I quietly watched the people around me. I wondered where they were
The last few weeks have been filled with numerous news stories of end of life issues and interesting online dialogues have taken place. It is
It seems there is far too little affection in the world. In Holy Scripture, we are repeatedly instructed to exercise affection towards others, “Salute all
“Non in dialectica placuit Deo salvum facere populum suum” (“It is not by arguing that God chose to save His people”). -St. Ambrose “Fortunately, there
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything
I don’t want to argue about the reality of the communion of saints, both the living and the dead. I just want to encourage believers and seekers
My goal is to show how the Catholic Church made the rational judgment, after serious investigation, that one man received a miracle of healing through
Conspiracy Theories and Catholicism is a series of posts about things like albino assassin monks, secret Bible books, pagan Santas and secret councils— popular culture
