Do you or your parish actively practice the virtue of justice? Do you have a justice surplus or deficit? How do you gauge this? These
The Advent and Christmas seasons bring a multitude of mail solicitations from all kinds of charities and non-profit organizations. And while it can be annoying
In an increasingly complex and often contradictory world, faithlessness emerges as a specter haunting the corridors of the human heart. This lack of faith can
“What do you mean you don’t care? Don’t you want justice for your daughter?” The fury in the Assistant State Attorney’s voice vibrated in my
On November 10th at 6:30 a.m. God called my Mother safely home. A woman of deep faith with a heart of gold, I have no
Dymphna was the only child of a pagan king who is believed to have ruled a section of Ireland in the 7th century. She was
My parish just celebrated the Feast of Christ the King on Sunday, October 29, as first instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 on the
If you watch or listen to what passes for mainstream news today, you will often hear from experts. It seems we need experts to enlighten
There are more than a few different schools of thought about The Gift of Tears. Before I wade into that, let me be clear about
A man was diagnosed with an expanding aortic aneurysm, the kind that could pop at any minute which would mean almost instant death. He got
Leo Tolstoy said that although Christian intellectuals rise to great heights in almost every branch of secular achievement, there is almost always a serious discrepancy
With Christmas only a month away, I think we need to start making preparations for this special day. How do we make preparations? We could
It gets dark so early now. Here in New England, the sun is setting well before dinnertime. I wake in the morning to a dark,
I was recently able to reconnect with a friend of mine and was pleasantly surprised to find that he had grown a great deal in
Divine Mercy, the Key to Jesus’ Heart The Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ is infinitely greater than all of the sins ever committed by mankind.
In Part 1, we learned that while Americans report wanting larger families, societal and economic factors prevent them from achieving their ideal family size. Catholics
A recent poll from Gallup found that “Americans’ belief that the ideal family size includes three or more children has been rising steadily in recent
The first Sunday of Advent this year (and of the new liturgical year) is December 3. It’s not a bad idea to start getting ready
I’m sure most of us have heard of the people known as French Creoles. The Creoles are simply descendants of the settlers of Louisiana who were primarily
As I write, a war is raging in Israel. I was expecting the war because I think the human race is fast approaching the end
This article discusses how God moves us to choose Him without diminishing our free will but, rather, perfecting it. How many times have you heard,
I have always been a big fan of Johnny Cash, and I was listening to some of his music the other day. His song/poem “Ragged
A Letter to a young mother of four who asked my opinion on the Essence of Mystical Theology. I am sorry I should have clarified
Here I stand in the forest of perfection. A perfection of peace, calm and sanctity. This perfection is not wholly within me, for I am
