After the party when St Francis had a brief mystical experience, he began to visit churches and places of solitude where he could prayer. Firstly
Flipping the canvas loafer over, I puff my lips out noisily, shaking my head over the smooth rubber sole. “Absolutely no traction,” I tell my
As a Catholic who writes about the Bible and a journalist covering the occupied West Bank, Christian nationalism in the United States is the subject
At Mt. St. John’s Academy in 1965, my Kindergarten classmates and I sang, “Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus.” Our teacher, Sr. Luigia, had taught us the Latin
Mary, the Queen Mother, intercedes for us to her Son, Jesus, the King of kings.
Serving others helps us to focus on something outside ourselves and is the greatest way to combat loneliness.
Throughout the United States, over 600 volunteers have dedicated themselves to setting captives free. They set seniors free from the captivity of spiritual isolation during
The Gospel reading for Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time (Year C, 2025) encourages us to reflect on the significance of the narrow
Last year, I participated in the formal rite of exorcism with the local diocesan exorcist. While this was not my first encounter with demons, it
Parents should explain to their children, at an appropriate age, and in a nonthreatening manner, the reality of evil and the devil. One can even
The French playwright, Molière, once wrote that “la grande ambition de la femme est d’inspirer l’amour” (the great ambition of a woman is to inspire
Our primary goal in life is to get to Heaven. Everything is secondary to this. Earthly problems fade away, but Heaven and Hell are forever.
[God] loves exceedingly, that we should treat with Him in sincerity, plainness, and clearness, and not speak one thing and mean another. He always gives
Each year on October 27th, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Frumentius. Yet, within this veneration lies a persistent and pervasive historical fallacy
In the golden age of game shows from the fifties and sixties, “To Tell the Truth” ranked among the best and most watched. Four celebrity
With regard to the sanctitiy of human life and the sanctity of the transmission of human life (i.e.. via a permanent and always open to
When theologians talk about a sensus plenior they are referring to a fuller sense of Scripture, which is a sense which goes beyond the literal
God’s Voice Have you ever wondered whether you’ve heard God’s voice? The distinction, most of the time, is so hard to make. You wonder, and
Pietro Bernadone, the father of St Francis, was proud of his son’s business skills. He was proud too that he was popular with his peers.
Some have thought and still think that God is a punishing God. But nothing could be further from the truth. For instance, I recently was
By: Mother Mary Baptist and The Carmelite Sisters of the Monastery of Our Mother of Mercy and St. Joseph To Be a Prayer Before Thy
By: Mother Mary Baptist and The Carmelite Sisters of the Monastery of Our Mother of Mercy and St. Joseph To Be a Prayer Before Thy
