In yesterday’s column (Part I), I told you about a Franciscan Friar, Brother Anthony Pham Dinh Tuyen OFM Conv, beginnings and escape from Vietnam as a young
Imagine finding yourself in a hostile land. It has a history of being violently hostile to everything Christian – person and property. What do you do
I sat quietly in a small room at the hospital waiting to pick up x-rays to take to my doctor. I had discovered a lump
He walked into the church in the early morning hours with only socks on his feet, no shoes, and a torn shirt. He walked to
The cool waters of the shoreline keep lapping at my ankles, and I sink deeper into the spiky sand with the pull of each outgoing
Pope Francis has repeatedly urged us to evangelize. His oft repeated message calls us to share the word of God where we are, saying, “The
Facebook is a vastly overused, much maligned facet of social media. Of that there can be no denial. We’ve all read stories of mothers neglecting their
“It’s okay. You made a mistake. You’re still learning,” said a little boy no more than 3 feet tall. In what must have been his
At our parish, we have a beautiful practice that our priest instituted when he came five years ago. Each Sunday a family is asked to
The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we
I was talking to a friend today about her son’s upcoming graduation from high school. Two of my own children have graduated already and so
“Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said. ‘One can’t believe impossible things.‘ I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I
\”You are looking into that school?\” Many of my parents\’ friends looked at me with narrowed eyes. \”Every student has to take 20 credits of
Efforts at living an upright, godly life and following the rules don’t always make life easy. We will inevitably encounter those who don’t appreciate compliance
This is a continuation of my rebuttal to the article “10 Beliefs Christians Have that Really Mess Us Up.” You can read Part I here.
As the Extraordinary Form of the Mass progressed the priest started to intone the Gospel. He spoke in Latin, reading from the Gospel situated on
Learning how to celebrate small achievements in your business lets you persevere more and fuel you through the good and bad times.
The process by which I answered the call to veil myself was slow discernment. As a list maker, I began to weigh the pros and
A few days ago, a friend sent me an article titled, “10 Beliefs Christians Have That Really Mess Us Up.” I read through the article
A while back I was, as was my habit, reading a popular blog and the comments about the current post there. The usual religious skeptics
As we journey through the forty days of Lent, it’s easy to lose our focus. Even if we remain faithful to our Lenten sacrifices, we
I started a new job a couple weeks ago, and I happen to be in the office on Wednesday mornings. I walked into my office,
