I recently encountered a stranger who spontaneously proclaimed to me that she was a “peace, love, and Nelson Mandela” kind of person. She briefly bemoaned
Feeling alone. We all have felt it. The sense that no one cares or needs you. Though one might be surrounded by dozens of people,
“Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Heavenly Father…you are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church and
A peacemaker can make enemies friends. Peacemaking and Friendship Friendship is at the root of everything good. Once God creates a person like you or
Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must
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
The transgender issue seems to be all on the front pages of our local paper. It appears as if it is the only newsworthy issue
The Idea of a Way In Chapter 14 of the Gospel of John, known as The Last Discourse, Jesus tells the apostles He is going
Last year, Robert Cardinal Sarah urged pastors the world over to “return as soon as possible to a common orientation, of priests and the faithful
Living in a society that is constantly rejecting God, I find it somewhat difficult to be fully comfortable living out my faith in a public
It’s been said that on December 25, 1914, during the First World War, an “unofficial ceasefire” occurred. On that day, German and British soldiers put
My husband, Michael, and I will have been married for 39 years on Sept. 1, 2017. After a difficult life, we are happy and still in love.
With modern technology, we have become accustomed to receiving answers immediately. Long silences often make us anxious and frustrated. We become impatient and fail to
Is liturgical reform “irreversible”? And what does that mean in practical terms? Pope Francis’ August 24 address to the participants of the 68th Italian Liturgical
Our society is in sad shape — or at least it is from what I can see. As universal acceptance of values and religion has
The Young Pope, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, is premised on what is apparently a radical idea: that popes might experience spiritual growth even
Why talk about poetry? It might not seem an urgent concern. It certainly isn’t a “hot-button issue.” Our thoughts, however, would be impoverished if we
The devil attacks us secretly most of the time, but there are other times when an attack is obvious and it is usually extremely controlling.
People recounted incidents from the good old days. Embellishments were, of course, a part of the tales, some of which have grown in size and
As stated in the previous installment, I will be approaching the problem of evil. For me, the problem of evil was elephant in the room
In his book, Small is Beautiful, Schumacher said,”Although people go on crying out for solutions, they become angry when they are told that the restoration
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
