Twenty-five years ago, my husband discovered a book at a Trappist monastery that changed our lives entitled “Guidelines For Mystical Prayer” by a British Carmelite nun, Ruth
Years ago, I was washing up some pots, just before dinner, when all of a sudden a word popped into my head, seemingly out of
Did you hear the true story of the Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors? Fr. Hubert Schiffer, SJ and at least four other Jesuits were living in
The devil’s finest trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist. (Charles Baudelaire) In today’s academic milieu, you should expect that a Black Mass
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
“Quit forcing your religion on me! Your Pope might think that a fertilized egg is alive, that it’s human, but that’s your opinion. I believe in
This is the fifth in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here. The
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.
I call the new movement of God Presence Evangelism, because it is quiet, subtle and entirely grassroots. The stars have fallen. The big names have grown old. Society is
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
On this holy and sad day known as Good Friday, we will have many opportunities to reflect on the suffering of Christ. While this is
Dear God. First, the frenzied, howling Sanhedrin. Slapping, punching, spitting all the while … perhaps kicking him if he fell. During the night watch,
I felt guilty as I told my five-year old daughter that we weren’t going to pray the rosary one night. She had come to me
I’m not one of those twelve million readers who bought the book Heaven is For Real and torpedoed it to the New York Times\’ Bestseller
Sometimes, it’s good to get a fresh perspective. When we’ve seen the same thing, the same way, over and over again, it can get stale
It’s hard to write humor these days. You come up with an idea for a list of funny things to give up for Lent, and
Eostre or Ostara Bede’s Reckoning of Time 15. The English Months In olden time the English people — for it did not seem fitting to
God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor 9:7) God calls us to a life of service for our own good. This was true under the
Many people have come asking me what to do if they broke their Lenten resolution. Do they have to find something NEW now? \”Ok, think.
Recently, a young man and woman hailed a cab from me in front of a bar on Twelfth Street in the East Village at 3:00am. They
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
Just like C.S. Lewis, I was Surprised by Joy. Of course, there are certain serious Catholic bloggers who have a problem with my spirituality. Often traditional,
