
Former Catholics at the Dinner Table
The family celebrations are over. The guests are gone, and we are getting back to the daily routines of life. Among Catholics celebrating Christmas or Easter

The family celebrations are over. The guests are gone, and we are getting back to the daily routines of life. Among Catholics celebrating Christmas or Easter

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the

Tim Clemente has been a police officer and an FBI agent, and now he’s a Hollywood writer. But first and foremost, he has always been

Earlier this summer my wife and I became friends with a young person, about the same age as us, who let us know that they

The secret to happiness: fall in love, get married, have babies – once undisputedly known to be the key to the majority of people’s happiness,

You are a practicing Catholic and you are going with your family on another fun-filled, summer road trip. Perhaps you have always and most graciously
One has to look far and wide to find positive images of Christianity and in particular the Catholic Church in today’s mainstream media and in

Some 242 years ago Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America was born. We declared our freedom from the

“Just do your best.” Chances are you heard that growing up, and even now may still hear it in adulthood. But it misses the mark

We use the word disciple a lot, but do we know what it really means? What images does that word conjure up? When you hear

Online Catholics I’ve recently been discouraged by a number of responses to Catholics asking advice on the internet. Usually, a sincere Catholic posts a question

So there you are being confronted by a Protestant, who asks you some simple bible questions about your personal salvation and the Catholic Church getting

Unimaginable Loss Tragedy struck our family in February of this year. My 47-year-old aunt Jeannine, with whom I was close, committed suicide during a night

When people hear the term Kung Fu they probably think of the martial arts and guys like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, or even the

Something chilling and sinister is going on with the meaning of the word ‘authenticity.’ It’s becoming ever more apparent that ‘authenticity’ is being separated from

Today, April 25, is the feast day of St. Mark, one of the four writers of the New Testament gospels. Did you know he was

It’s hard to understand why so many people today are unable to see that humans are not, and never will be, smarter than God. And

The end of March saw the conclusion of a week-long meeting held at the Vatican that engaged young people from all over the world. The

On two separate occasions in the past six months I have been encouraged to run for office. Well, not me specifically, but me along with

The Disease of What’s Best for Me There is a disease rampant in our world today. A disease called “What’s Best for Me.” Entertainment programs

A Tale of Two Christmases One of the defining moments for me on my journey to the Catholic Church was over Christmas Eve and Christmas

On May 1, 2018, the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia will celebrate their jubilee: that’s 150 years since the first Benedictine sisters, originally from Bavaria,