“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” This quote from Elizabeth Barrett Browning speaks to the myriad ways love can be communicated.
While I was studying at Mt. Angel Seminary I was captivated by St. Teresa of Avila. Her love of the world and its pleasures, the
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall not have
I’m astounded by the misunderstanding so many people have about the Catholic Faith. Most people voice petty misunderstandings of things that bother them about Catholicism,
It’s very easy to like priests who are charismatic personalities and knock-out preachers. It’s easy to appreciate those who have great PR skills, those who
The Parable of The Talents (Mt 25:14-30) is a powerful reminder that God has invested in each of us. And it is our sacred duty
It’s okay to question ordinary Church teaching on some issues. Questioning Divinely Revealed Truth, however, is another matter altogether. So when a Cardinal of the
Off the Shelf 242 – Marcie Stokman Some of us think books make the world turn round. And in actuality they do. Reading can open entire
The Gospel of the 3rd Week of Easter Sunday (Year C) presents a situation where the apostles (in particular, Peter), seem to be going through
“Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with
I am going to tell you the tale of how I met your mother. Not your earthly mother. The heavenly mother who we share. She
To prophesy (v.) means to predict the future. And in the Bible, many prophets do just that. They provide prophecy (n.). Yet the Biblical prophets
Of all the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, there is perhaps none as complicated as the issue of salvation. This has been a major sticking
My wife and I were living in northern New Jersey when St. Dymphna visited us. At the time we had two sons, Larry Jr., who
Over the past decade, my wife and I have been privileged to go on far-from-home pilgrimages, including Montreal/Quebec, EWTN (Alabama), Italy/Vatican City, the Holy Land,
“Never be too hard on the man who can’t give up drink. It’s as hard to give up the drink as it is to raise
A recent Catholic Stand essay raises the issue of the fidelity of Popes and bishops. The essay brought to mind an old game show of
I have spent the past several months often feeling like I was drowning. We started the year with my whole family having COVID including my
Each time we attend Mass, our Lord gives us the gift of Himself. At Mass, we witness the sacramental re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice, crowned by
By: Unknown Centurion We’ve always had bad bishops and popes. In our nearly two-thousand-year history, the Chair of Peter has been occupied by some of
How much do you depend on God? Do you really abandon yourself to His providence or have you ever done so? Recently, my nine-year-old son
As a body we have ascended at last from the shrouded valleys of Lent into the brilliant light of Christ’s Easter joy. For fifty glorious
