Here in Portugal, it is common to say to a pregnant woman, “As long as the baby is healthy… that is most important.” What if
This evening, on Holy Thursday, the Easter Triduum begins. The Easter Triduum is three days celebrated as one continuous unfolding of the Paschal Mystery. It
There’s nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.” Woody Hayes, American collegiate gridiron football coach, (1913-1987) Soothsayers, armchair analysts
Last July I felt a strong urging to write an article about a “Lay Dry Mass” where a group of the faithful could gather, read
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of ads implying that singleness, or at least childlessness, is a great thing. The implications range from a women’s subscription
My wife likes to tell the story of the old spinster woman who died and went to heaven to the kids in the eighth grade
When you were a child did you ever receive a sharp pinch on the inside of your arm from one of your parents during mass?
Like a lot of people, I would like to lose weight, but I never found diet and exercise programs to be the easiest undertakings in
The Feast of the Holy Family is one of the important celebrations of the Christmas Season – in fact, it is my personal favorite. It
One of the first things I did after becoming Catholic, in my late 20’s, was to join a lay apostolate called The Legion of Mary.
We are always only one generation away from atheism. Paganism is faith in something, or somethings outside of a person. Atheism is faith in nothing
With the ending of the Christmas holiday, many people begin focusing on making changes for the New Year — the calendar New Year that is.
The Sunday after Christmas was the Feast of the Holy Family. It is a fitting celebration to have after Christmas and it serves as a
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). This summer I was overcome with fear when
The answer to the question, “Will everyone be saved?”, would appear to be simply a matter of fact, yes or no. But, is it? The
As we approach the octave before Christmas, there is a beautiful longstanding tradition in the Church of praying the “O Antiphons.” These short prayers help
The governor of Wisconsin excitedly announced the theme of this year’s holiday tree: “Celebrate Science.” In a letter to schools, he asked students to make
Does it sound “off” to say that Christ waits for us, hidden in the tabernacle in church? He abides in every Catholic cathedral, basilica, parish,
Every year, I help to plan the annual Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference. The 2019 event on October 19th was a great success, with inspiring speakers,
Is Faith just another group bias? We seem to be trying to eliminate bias, which favors group identity, and to embrace diversity to an ever
“Zacchaeus was a wee little man and a wee little man was he.” I clearly remember learning this song about Zacchaeus more than 30 years
The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family (Lee Iacocca, American Executive, 1924-2019). There is
