Before, by yourself, you couldn’t. Now you’ve turned to Our Lady, and with her, how easy! (St. Josemaria Escriva). May is the month during which
Being unashamed and dying to self means putting God first in our lives, others second, and ourselves last.
Some have thought and still think that God is a punishing God. But nothing could be further from the truth. For instance, I recently was
As God’s people, we were all given free will to choose if we are for or against Him. A common question I hear often is
The saints have no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything, and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God ( St. John Vianney).
After five years of living in Italy, the inevitable finally happened. I got sick. After feeling terrible for a couple days, despite my general avoidance
We must forgive others who have hurt us if we want Jesus to forgive us our sins against Him.
Returning from my mechanic today, I looked at the dashboard’s bright orange display stating, “Past due service”. My mechanic and I agreed to not tackle
While Mary is a creature of God and is in no way His equal, Catholics believe that God has elevated her to an important role
I have heard some Protestants try to use Matthew 18:20, “… where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am,” as a
While browsing through history books in the library I stumbled across one with what struck me as having an odd picture on the cover. It
My Comcast email account was hacked last week. Actually, it was completely taken over by a hacker for about 24 hours! The reason for the
By the time this article is posted online, the furor over the Festivity vignette from the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will likely have been
This is the first of what I hope to be a series of articles that provide short answers to questions about the faith. In this
Last month, I wrote an article concerning discussions I am having with a Protestant friend. He claims that we are saved by “faith alone,” a
In the many years in which I have been involved in ministry, I have always made forgiveness a key topic in my teaching. But what
Click here to read Part I of this article. Punishment What is punishment? The Catholic Dictionary defines punishment as, Any ill suffered in consequence of
Have you ever heard someone say that God’s forgiveness removes the guilt of sin? And have you ever wondered why God punishes a person from
Many people, including my past self, say the word grace without knowing exactly what it is or what it does. We sometimes think of it
Forgiveness, both extended and received, is at the heart of the Lord’s Prayer and the Gospel message itself. We ask God’s forgiveness while forgiving others
“What do you mean you don’t care? Don’t you want justice for your daughter?” The fury in the Assistant State Attorney’s voice vibrated in my
I was visiting a parish, not too long ago, to participate in a Mass to St. Anthony, my late Italian grandmother Angelina’s favorite Saint, and
