Catholics get criticized for including the Blessed Mother in their prayer lives, but then, on top of that, they pray to the saints. We are
Throughout history, and even now in agricultural, third-world cultures, extended families are the norm. Secondary attachments in such families enrich the lives of children. As
Every so often the issue of altar serving comes into question, as it has again recently. There is an ongoing, extensive debate over who
Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle’s memoir “The Kiss of Jesus” is best categorized as an appropriate Lenten read. It is an honest story of a woman’s difficult,
A couple of years ago, I read a book in which one of the characters, while being interviewed, was posed the question, “When does a
Pope Francis has, once again, gotten himself in trouble with those bloggers who are often more than ready to criticize his every word. This time,
If you’re anything like me you’ve been thinking a lot these past couple weeks, gearing up for the new year. As I get older, I
It is so important to incorporate the devotion to Mary and her holy intercession with her son along with a strong devotion to the Eucharist
Sometimes God grants special graces to parents. Little encouragements come out of the blue that let you know that what you’re trying to teach has
Navigating the modern moral landscape is a complicated task. Fiber optics, television, bullet trains and commercialized space flights have brought us spiritual dangers no different
Discernment is a process that every serious Catholic man must commence at some point, during which he will petition and receive from the
When we grow spiritually cold, we feel the darkness of the long night. The feast of the Epiphany of the Lord helps us to recall
Behind the humble majesty of Christmas, we find three powerful reminders of the sacredness of love, and life, in the core of our faith. We
There are not too many things in life that are certain, as the saying goes, except for death and taxes. But in addition to those
Perhaps you have heard this old business saying: “It’s better to seek forgiveness than to ask permission.” Indeed, my admittedly brief time in the field
We think of spring as a time of new beginnings. The air warms up, the trees bud, and creatures big and small emerge from a
As we fold the Christmas table linens and pick up the scraps of wrapping paper, it is tempting to compare our Christmas Day with the
This is the third installment in our series on the Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. Today we look at the Sorrowful Mysteries, those
Today is the feast day of my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr. His story tells us how foreign to our time
Today, it’s especially difficult to take a moment away from the distractions of our modern world, quiet our minds, and contemplate what it means to be
Early in the 1950’s, before JFK, cell phones, DVD recorders, 9-11, even before Elvis, Archbishop Sheen had a weekly television program on the Dumont television
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand on April 15, 2015. We are republishing here during this Christmas season because the message is
