I was privileged enough to play collegiate baseball for four years and professionally for two years before riding into the sunset of retirement where the
I live in Portugal and both children and adults watch countless hours of TV a week, I would bet more than in the United States.
Recently, two great musicians passed away: Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington. Both committed suicide. Chester Bennington was a huge fan of Cornell when he was
Early on in the pontificate of Pope Francis, during an interview, when asked who he was Pope Francis responded with the statement “I am a
I was in shock standing in the front pew of the church at my father’s service (a traditional funeral was not held). Monsignor was at
He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!” The girl, a
I will never forget the trauma which my vision problems gave me growing up. I had myopia and astigmatism which made every eye test a
Summertime has arrived and the health clubs are advertising to get members to “get in shape for the beach”. Unfortunately for many, it ends up
Since mental illness is as common and invisible among the faithful as it is in secular circles, concern for mental health cannot simply be relegated
Pornography as we know it is still a very new reality. New studies come out with frequency that reveal pornography’s harmful effects on users. Addictions
I started off Lent with lofty plans on boosting my prayer life, a firm purpose of amendment to avoid sin and to fast. I failed
Overwhelmed In their book, “Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity,” authors Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory, evangelical Christians, offer readers a
William F. Buckley Jr., the patron saint of American conservatism, famously described the mission of his magazine, National Review, as “stand(ing) athwart history yelling ‘stop’”.
Even St. John of the Cross experienced depression. Take a look at Dark Night of the Soul if you’ve never read it. Mother Teresa was
When I was a kid, I would go to Mass and stand up in the back of the church with my foot up against the
I recently came across several articles which were based upon a large amount of excellent data that the Center for Disease Control collects annually. Thousands
I left Hawaii’s extraordinary climate just before the New Year to be with my 90-year-old parents on the wintry east coast near Philadelphia. I arrived
In the Hospital I was not just in the hospital but in the “Psychiatric Unit” of the hospital. This is what happened to me on
Contrary to popular reporting, Breast Cancer does not necessarily mean a death sentence for baby or mother. The truth of the matter is that both
The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy officially ends soon (November 20, 2016). Considering that fact, together with Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s canonization, perhaps it is time
Americans today have become health conscious. We are been conditioned by society – and perhaps for good reason – to start ‘working out,’ or at
I write this article thinking about a friend. This friend is Catholic and recently got into a situation which is obviously not very good
