Looking at the insurmountable pain and sufferings that weighs down humanity all over the world, sometimes it is hard to understand that He is Emmanuel-
“In admiring the virtues of the saints, we are only admiring the virtues of Christ.” ~~Saint John Marie Baptiste Vianney~~ Few people would think of
“Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” (Mk 10:15) Children can be
A collection of Christmas and/or holiday myths. I’m going to justify this description by saying a ‘myth’ a sort of old, sideways conspiracy… please play
Little is known about the time between our LORD’s birth in Bethlehem and the Wedding at Cana where he began his public mission. So the question of when Jesus in his
[This article is the third in a continuing series on Humanae Vitae. Last time I examined the question of what the Church means by responsible
Recently, I got this shot in the arm of uproariously good news from listening to an interview with author Rodney Stark on September 2 Kresta In
My grandmother used to bake one pecan pie a year using her own pecans from her own tree, which she guarded with her own rifle.
Sometimes late at night, I stop my cab by one of the churches I now attend in New York City. I fall down to my
In his December 1 Angelus message, Pope Francis called the season of Advent \”a journey towards the horizon of hope.\” I want to tell you
This year we celebrate The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady on Monday, December 9th. Traditionally, it is celebrated on December 8th. However, since the Second
If you are like me, the first time you heard that the laity could be members of a religious order, what went through your
Ponder this: one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences. What would you do? This is the question throughout the film
Hopefully most Catholics know and understand that The Mass is the ultimate prayer that we can offer to our Lord Jesus Christ. It includes the
Although I am a mother of nine and a grandmother to two other little ones, my first encounter with my third grandchild startled me. I
“Kindness is a language that even the blind can see and the deaf can hear.” ~ Mark Twain ~ When I first saw “Freddy” (not
Ah, we love to make fun of those in love, the young and the naive who view the world through rose-colored glasses. But what about
Christ turned the world upside-down when he established the Church. His message turned off people in 30 AD, as it still does today. (You may
SEX! Now that I have your attention, this approach was an advertising gimmick in the 80’s. The word SEX, blazoned large and bright, drew
“The meaning of the body is in some way the antithesis of Freudian libido. The meaning of life is the antithesis of the hermeneutics \’of
Considering all the extravagant evil in the world, I have always found it remarkable that so many people do not believe in the existence of
I’m not really one of those people who worries about certain things. My family and I hold hands with one another during the Our Father at Mass.
