For our fortieth wedding anniversary, my husband and I traveled to New England. Autumn leaves painted the Berkshires and the Green Mountains like a multicolored
“Begin again.” Good advice from Venerable Bruno Lanteri, founder of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. If we’ve been away from the Church, no matter
There are tens of thousands of different Christian churches in our world today. Each of them professes to have the inside track on attaining eternal
Looking to what could be as a means to give what is. A homemade box crafted from spare delivery packages and a piece of my
In Part 1, we learned that while Americans report wanting larger families, societal and economic factors prevent them from achieving their ideal family size. Catholics
A recent poll from Gallup found that “Americans’ belief that the ideal family size includes three or more children has been rising steadily in recent
The first Sunday of Advent this year (and of the new liturgical year) is December 3. It’s not a bad idea to start getting ready
I’m sure most of us have heard of the people known as French Creoles. The Creoles are simply descendants of the settlers of Louisiana who were primarily
As I write, a war is raging in Israel. I was expecting the war because I think the human race is fast approaching the end
The recent turmoil and slaughter of innocent people in the Middle East are a tragic reminder of how fragile our world is, as well as
This article discusses how God moves us to choose Him without diminishing our free will but, rather, perfecting it. How many times have you heard,
I have always been a big fan of Johnny Cash, and I was listening to some of his music the other day. His song/poem “Ragged
It is not necessary to teach others, to cure them or to improve them; it is only necessary to live among them, sharing the human
The New Testament contains quotes from, and allusions to, other literature. Some sources identify as many as 132 such influences. A question sometimes raised is
A Letter to a young mother of four who asked my opinion on the Essence of Mystical Theology. I am sorry I should have clarified
Here I stand in the forest of perfection. A perfection of peace, calm and sanctity. This perfection is not wholly within me, for I am
Since the Church’s beginning, we sinful people have acted as though Jesus’ magnificent message about marriage/family/sexuality was NOT abundantly clear. As a result, there has
At 2:00 a.m. this coming Sunday, November 5, Daylight Saving Time ends, and so we are to turn back our clocks one hour to 1:00
Perhaps you’ve heard the saying “Jesus came to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Christian authors and speakers often use this saying to encapsulate
Atheists, neo-pagans, and other non-Christians are always trying to say certain Catholic Holy Days have their origins in pagan celebrations. Halloween and All Saints Day
It has been nine years since I entered the Monastery of the Poor Clare Colettine nuns. I was just out of high school when I
In Story of a Soul, Thérèse of Lisieux exclaimed: “O Jesus, my Love, my vocation, at last I have found it. My vocation is Love!”
