The closing movement of the Morning Prayer for Sunday, February 10th, 2019, in Magnificat magazine read: Father, you have called us to serve you in
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter
Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear,
Healing for the post-abortive takes time and we can’t possibly bear it too quickly. I’ve heard people say hindsight is 20/20. No one would argue
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself
Today, in this place where people struggle with drug addiction, I wish to embrace each and every one of you, who are the flesh of
My daughter is left-handed, as are her two children. My brother is a lefty as well, and a few cousins are southpaws. They all inherited
As the alarm goes off on Monday morning, the first thought in my head is “I’d rather sleep some more.” This week I’ve really struggled
Every year in October, I attend the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference, an event that challenges Catholic men to look into their hearts and discover their
I am returning after four months of what turned out to be spiritual warfare to continue my monthly column for Catholic Stand. I am very
Words have power. As Christians, we believe that we are saved by the Word of God, Jesus Christ. Yet, even in human language words have
Sex makes babies. Life begins at conception. People are born male or female. Marriage is for life. Divorce is not something to be celebrated. Homosexual
Celibacy has been the very heart and soul of the inner dynamic life and energy in the Church from the start and the endless source of
Do not go gentle into that good night. Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the
For twenty years of my life – from age seventeen to thirty-seven – I struggled with an addiction to nicotine. It was an on-again, off-again
Because of a career in exercise science and physical fitness, I like to make analogies from the physical domain to faith, of which there can
October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is a tough month for me and many other informed survivors. This year, however, the pink forces are arriving earlier
I recently moved house and city and was surprised at how painful it was to say goodbye to the friends we had made during the
An Unfair Reputation Why have the emotions earned such a poor reputation? Perhaps, the reason is that the emotions are always present in our vices,
During my thirties, I began putting on extra weight. Since I was a tiny, skinny child I really paid no heed until it was ‘too
We all need to understand our own sexuality, and there’s a lot to learn. If you want to have a peaceful and meaningful life it
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. Did you know there could be a child
