When John the Baptist’s disciples are disturbed that Jesus’ disciples are baptizing people and Christ is increasing in importance, they come to their master to
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give
I Am a Loss Leader! Way back in the 1980s I was a marketing student. There was a common business term in those days, “loss
The name of a single fictional character captures the image of what most people consider the epitome of greed- Scrooge! Ebenezer Scrooge, the central character
“In prayer you become one with the source of our true light – Jesus Himself.” Pope Saint John Paul II I never had much of
Prayer is how I began to know God. Before that, my relationship with Him was mediocre at best. I was raised Catholic, and God was
I have come to see my Catholic faith as a life-altering journey, sometimes tearing down the strongholds of selfishness and pride, sometimes lifting me up
Satan is the father of lies, clever yet deceitful, hating God and all God loves. He leads the charge in the spiritual battle that exists
When is the last time you tilled the soil on your property or someone else’s? For some, tilling is a regular activity. For others, the
I remember once, back in the early 1990’s, I was riding in the car with my father, who was driving me home from my job
In today’s culture getting married young may not be frowned upon, but it certainly isn’t very common. Recently, my fiancé and I, both in our
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you
Stories about our horrific hurricane season will be told for weeks to come. Most will eventually be forgotten. However, there is one that I am
How often, especially in times of crisis, do we feel tricked by God? We think we have been duped into believing that all will be
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the remains of Saint Peter the Apostle in the Necropolis at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. When I
“Dogma Lives Loudly Within You”, said the Senator. Thank you very much, Senator. I am flattered that you noticed. I do try very hard to
Devotion to the Holy Face of Christ I have yet to meet a Catholic that does not know who St. Therese of Lisieux is. However,
Fear and faith are not two sides of the same coin as that would make them binary, either or, all, or nothing. Rather, they
The Church has always recognized the important role that they play in our lives. “They” are God’s angels. “No evil shall befall you, nor
“For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you” (John 13:15). Our Lord told the apostles this at
I’ve had an extraordinarily good year. By any rational standard, every year of my life has been good, but this year in particular I have
Just about everybody agrees that Jesus is presented as divine in the Gospel of John. In the very first verse, John says that “the Word
