Saturday, November 4 began as a fairly typical, crisp fall morning in Pennsylvania. The leaves on the trees were changing into a brilliant array of
You Are Peter Last month I had the honor of witnessing my mother and stepdad’s marriage in the Catholic Church. They were both raised Catholic
I like the adage: “Some things are better left unsaid”. But I have a hard time following it, especially when I am in one of
St. Raymond Nonnatus is a saint from the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy or the Mercedarian Order and was born in 1204
Around the world, from the local parish to the highest levels of the Vatican, the papal exhortation Amoris Laetitia (AL) has been interpreted by some to justify,
The Petty Fight The petty fight started over the placement of my rather-large picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe near the top of our living
It’s almost enough to make a good Catholic want to become a hermit. The Amoris Laetitia (AL) controversy – the dubia, the Maltese Fiasco, and
“We never give more honor to Jesus than when we honor his Mother, and we honor her simply and solely to honor him all the
While I’m neither a theologian nor a Bible Scholar, I’ve always thought that the Bible is really very clear and straightforward in regard to both
Life is close to idyllic this time of year. Summer temperatures are not quite at their peak. Barbecues are held every weekend. School is out
Prayer is one the deepest ways we show our love – to God, to our family, to the world. From childhood, many of us
God says he hates divorce (Malachi 2:16). Jesus tells his followers that Moses only permitted divorce because of the hardness of their hearts and that
My husband and I celebrated ten years of marriage in May. This decade has brought with it many things including three children and my conversion
Paul Griffiths is an expert on Catholic thought, holding the Warren Professor of Catholic thought at Duke Divinity School but this past month he was
Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our three month anniversary of marriage, and as those three months have passed, I have learned much about the
Many Catholics struggle with how to handle situations where family and friends, who are Baptized Catholics but do not practice, choose to celebrate events in their
We are on the cusp of so many beautiful things these days, like spring, Easter and vacations. However, the one I’m most excited about is
As people continue to be confused over what Pope Francis thinks here or there, especially regarding Communion for the divorced and remarried, one thing seems
I work in RCIA and Adult Faith Formation ministry in my local parish. This role enables me to welcome people into the church, and to
A few weeks ago, my husband and I had the pleasure of attending a dinner for married couples at a neighboring parish. Called the
