So many of our Protestant brothers and sisters just don’t get it: Mary + The Holy Spirit = Jesus. When they see Catholics giving so
Your soul is the ship, the Holy Spirit is the wind; he blows into your will and your soul goes forward… —Fr. Francis Libermann,
“The time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity, … will stop listening to
Our Blessed Mother is honored under many titles. The faithful have often referred to Mary as “the Mother of God”, “the Mother of the faithful”
In the days preceding Pentecost, the Resurrected Christ appeared before His disciples, each time saying, “Peace be with you.” His greeting was not meant as
Today, April 25, is the feast day of St. Mark, one of the four writers of the New Testament gospels. Did you know he was
During a homily for the feast of the Immaculate Conception in 2014, a priest provided the best analogy to describe the significance of Mary. He
Family: The Basic Cell of Society Catholic tradition and teaching firmly upholds the great importance and significance of the family as the “basic unit of
Life is just a speck in time, it passes us by so quickly. There is a beginning and there is an end, but it is
One hundred years ago, the Blessed Mother came to three shepherd children in Portugal in a series of apparitions we call by the name of
Back in the 1950’s, Harlan Howard coined the phrase “Three chords and the truth” about the simplicity and directness of country music. While this description
“Blessed be God forever! Amen and Amen.” Psalm 89:52 Prayers of Aspirations Life can be busy for many of us each day. Whether we are young
I Am a Loss Leader! Way back in the 1980s I was a marketing student. There was a common business term in those days, “loss
As we look at Holy Spirit in the life of the Virgin Mary I want you to think about what our Catechism says at the
The Desire in Our Hearts for God The Catechism of the Catholic articulates man’s desire for God: “The desire for God is written in the
People recounted incidents from the good old days. Embellishments were, of course, a part of the tales, some of which have grown in size and
The Prayer of Forgiveness The Act of Contrition is the prayer we, as Catholics, pray after we confess our sins during the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
There used to be a time when many of the world’s Catholic Christians submitted to the Church’s vision of faith and morals. The teaching authority
“But I say to you: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. And pray for those who persecute and slander you.” –Matthew
Bebop Catholicism. Never heard of it? I just coined the phrase. I was watching the YouTube video of “Jazz on a Summers Day 1958”. It
My first novena to the Holy Spirit was in 1974. At that time, I was purely motivated to pray this novena by an infatuation I
We all face difficult moments of darkness and anxiety when things can become difficult. Some may become disillusioned with life and lose hope. During these
In a recent essay, I asked the question: “Where is the passion and fire within the Church? Where is the passion and fire within me? In
“But thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” -1 Corinthians 15 Victory in Christ There is much
