A Protestant Face Book friend – addressing her mostly Protestant friends – posted this “status”: Just wondering, when worshipping in a corporate setting, where is
“I’d like another baby, but it worries me to bring a child into a world like this,” I once heard a woman say. That was
The soft-spoken nature of Pope Francis amplifies the impact of the words he does speak. He points out that “lukewarm Catholics” build their own church
The Great Gatsby, the popular American novel known for depicting the Roaring 20\’s with striking honesty, is now a major motion picture, starring the great Leonardo DiCaprio
In the series HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES, we have been taking a hero’s journey in search of faith through watching movies. As seen in
My husband and I have been fighting all week. We finally talked things out and made up last night, but the week has been pretty
Why should I bother to pray? If you’re like me, you’ve probably asked yourself this question at least once in your life. Whether it’s motivated
Hell froze over when I chopped off my hair for the official mom’s haircut. (My husband’s smile froze, too.) Then pigs started flying when I
It’s never too early in life to treat your children like mushrooms. Or to give them the suspicion that you live in a world only
There was a great Italian film (and lousy American remake) called Everybody’s Fine. The plot centered on a retired man whose five adult children stood him
As I searched online for resources and initiatives dedicated to development in Africa , it dawned on me that in this difficult and dry global economic
We need language to communicate ideas and concepts and sometimes I have to use those words just long enough to establish a rapport with a
\”Who among us has any conception of the dimensions of shame that will befall us and our children when one day the veil has fallen
Next to deception, despair is perhaps Satan’s greatest tool. Could there be a more universal way to sow genuine despair than the horror of genocide?
Ah, mothers. Aren’t they great? Always running around serving, Acting like a combination of Martha and Mary. A+ Mums who are in control, right? Think again. When
Women deacons, why not? Ever since the Second Vatican Council implemented the vision of the Council of Trent to restore the permanent diaconate, the question
Some stories are better left untold. I am about to say was filed under that category for the past sixteen months. But I have come
Books on spirituality and \”self help\” line the shelves of bookstores, stories on the same topics call at people from the magazine racks. The millions
If you’ve been following the litigation challenging the now-infamous Health and Human Services mandate requiring employer-provided group health plans to cover abortifacients, sterilization, and artificial
Last week Rhode Island legalized same-sex “marriage” adding to an increasing list of states permitting homosexual couples to “marry”. In signing the bill, Gov. Lincoln
Did you know that there is a religious Order of Sisters in the United States who have a rich Mercedarian and Eucharistic charism? Located in
This is not the first time I have written about this topic. In the past I have raised several questions about the legitimacy of removing
