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
The Third Way – The Argument from Necessity Building upon the Argument from Efficient Cause, the Third Way demonstrates that there are things that are
“Who is my neighbor?” Today, I think, this question is more pertinent than ever. Social media is great at creating the illusion that we’re
Diana (pronounce Dee-ahna) sat in the passenger seat as I was driving. Her three kids were in the back seat looking out the windows quietly.
The story of Christ walking on water and Peter almost having the faith to reach him ( Mt 14:22-33) was recently heard at mass, yet
An old proverb says silence is golden. Whoever came up with that proverb was on to something. Today, I went to a popular fast food
Is there a way to practice the virtue of truth and charity when one navigates the world of social media? The advent of the use
Many people today claim that St. Paul, not Martin Luther, was the first Protestant. Why? Because Paul was not one of the original twelve apostles
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not
The eternal recurrence In The Gay Science and other works, Nietzsche presents his idea of the eternal recurrence. The demon in Nietzsche’s work poses this
