Last week Archbishop José Gomez, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led the nation in a virtual Rosary for America. The intent was
(Maureen’s) training will be familiar to all who seek to live a God-Centered, loving life. We are all trained every day by all of those
The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. — 1 Corinthians 1:25 Most certainly,
We live in a self-centered world. People are always looking for ways to fill up their hearts with material things as well as seeing what
Before the fall, Adam and Eve lived in union with the Will of God, after the fall sin disrupted the union as they chose their
Raised as a staunch Presbyterian, I believed Jesus was my only Saviour; praying to Mary was an offensive heresy. Yet, sometimes our most deeply held
The Marian title, “Dispenser of all Graces” always intrigued me. For May, the month of Mary, I decided to research it. What a huge can
An Old Testament biblical type is a foreshadowing of people and events yet to come in the New Testament. Sacred scripture is full of Old
Walking in our quiet community in Tennessee on a recent spring day, I noticed a woman coming towards me. I immediately crossed the street. Ever
When the doors were locked, where the disciples were … Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
My meditation on St. Veronica has been ongoing for years now. This Lent, as I sat in the church of St. Veronica praying the Stations
Consider where we are in our lives as we face the coronavirus. Consider where we are as we enter the final days of Lent and
Rather than giving in to a feeling of helplessness in the midst of the global pandemic, Christians are called to act. One of the fundamental
In the western Church, we’re familiar with many of Mary’s apparitions and miracles. But our Church is broader than the face we see most often.
How often have we heard that hindsight is 20/20? In other words, it’s easy to know the right thing to do after something has happened,
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.
Imagine a young Catholic teenager taking a religious history class in a non-Catholic Christian high school. At some point during class discussion the topic of
So many things in our lives are necessary but challenging, and perhaps none more so than prayer. Prayer sustains the life of our souls, yet
As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, do we contemplate Jesus Christ being formed within each of us? Perhaps we think we are not
The honor given to Mary by faithful Catholics is often mistaken for worship. This is something I run across quite often. You see, I most
There is a saying: “If you want to be happy, plant a garden.” Oh, how true that is! When we are gardening, we are living
Young children, from my experience, are practically fearless. Their vision of the world is both simple and fantastic. Take this tall tree we have smack
The order of the Sacraments in RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is actually different than the order of the Sacraments for our baptized
