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
Driving a cab in New York City gives one the opportunity to witness nightly the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Adulterers. Every year there
King David tells his son Solomon: Take Courage. Be a Man. (1 Kings 2:2). It\’s a great one-liner and a bestowal of manhood from a
According to some of the commenters on Dr. Kaczor\’s post “Does the Catholic Church Hate Women?” at Strange Notions, I\’m just an oppressed victim of
I was blessed a couple of weeks ago to chaperone a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and to
I admire devout Christians living godly lives. Without the help of the Catholic Church and the Sacraments, I’m not sure I would make the cut.
I\’ve looked at clouds from both sides now; From up and down, and still somehow It\’s cloud illusions I recall; I really don\’t know clouds
