Feeling alone. We all have felt it. The sense that no one cares or needs you. Though one might be surrounded by dozens of people,
A peacemaker can make enemies friends. Peacemaking and Friendship Friendship is at the root of everything good. Once God creates a person like you or
With modern technology, we have become accustomed to receiving answers immediately. Long silences often make us anxious and frustrated. We become impatient and fail to
People recounted incidents from the good old days. Embellishments were, of course, a part of the tales, some of which have grown in size and
The story of Christ walking on water and Peter almost having the faith to reach him ( Mt 14:22-33) was recently heard at mass, yet
Many people today claim that St. Paul, not Martin Luther, was the first Protestant. Why? Because Paul was not one of the original twelve apostles
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not
The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary conclude with two events, the Assumption of Mary into heaven, and her Coronation as Queen of all Creation (meaning
I entered the Catholic Church in 2010, but my wife and I turned slowly away from the popular ideological goals and dreams of this world
Once upon a time there lived three theological virtues named Faith, Hope and Love. Their house was modest, and just the right size for them
It is something that Catholics are told they must do and are urged to do frequently from the very beginning of their faith formation. Sadly,
One of my favorite Gospel stories is where Peter walks on water as it’s a beautiful meeting of the human and divine. In it, we
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. The kingdom of God is where God’s will is fully done by us and
At the end of the presentation, the webinar moderator asked me if I had any questions or comments. I replied with something to the effect
He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!” The girl, a
I once had a priest tell me, after I spent a while explaining to him all the concerns I had running through my head as
August has always meant Football for me. And maybe it’s just me, but football makes me think about religion. I am not a sports fanatic,
I have trust issues. It’s precisely this fact about me which limits my public self-revelation, and which more than anything else explains why I’m still
Losing a pet can be difficult. My neighbor recently lost her pet kitten. Her eight-year-old daughter began crying inconsolably when she learned of this loss.
I will never forget the trauma which my vision problems gave me growing up. I had myopia and astigmatism which made every eye test a
Edel Quinn was an unlikely missionary and servant of God. Young, single, female, and knowingly living out her last few years with an incurable case
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” Five Man Electric
“Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true
There are a number of things that distinguish Catholics from Protestant Christians. One of these things is a belief in purgatory. Protestants think that simply accepting Jesus
