How often have you heard that phrase “God helps those who help themselves”? I’ve heard it many times and I’ve used it many times. Technically,
I hate John Lennon’s song “Imagine.” The song begins, “Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try, no hell below us, above us only
I have lived almost 53 years on this earth and just now I think I am really starting to “get it.” I don’t mean I
On All Souls Day, I attended a Mass celebrated by my bishop in a local cemetery. As always, this was a powerful reminder of the
A life without goals risks losing its meaning and purpose. If we do not have something we are aiming for, then life can easily become
I have been to Heaven because I have been to a Divine Liturgy. In order to explain what a Divine Liturgy is, we must
But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of
I remember, when my first son was born, my wife and I made the decision to stop by her grandfather’s house on the way home
This past January, we made the heart-breaking decision to put our beloved dog Ralphie to sleep. Animal lovers understand the grief and the terrible sense
Have you been to a Catholic funeral lately? If so, was it a canonization, or was it the Mass of Christian Burial for the faithful
I was privileged enough to play collegiate baseball for four years and professionally for two years before riding into the sunset of retirement where the
“Who did you bring with you?” That, Dear Reader, is the question God will supposedly ask us Christians when we beg admittance to the Heavenly
Have you ever wondered what it will be like to enter heaven? I read a story a while back about near-death experiences. The story that
My husband and I celebrated ten years of marriage in May. This decade has brought with it many things including three children and my conversion
Discovering the transformational love of Christ is something that sounds challenging for some of us. Maybe for others, it seems to be an easier task.
Commercialism is all around us. It stares us in the face as we watch TV. Buy this fancy new vehicle and you will have a
Not too long ago, the rector of the local Cathedral died after a battle with cancer. Though not entirely unexpected, his departure from this life
We are to know, love and serve God in this life and to share in the paradise of his Beatific Vision in the next life
In this month of November, when our thoughts naturally turn towards the souls in Purgatory and the fragility of life, it is fitting that we
Whether we will or not, we must suffer…There are two ways of suffering — to suffer with love, and to suffer without love. The saints
