The first couple of months of a new year carry a certain weight as we create fresh calendars, long to-do lists, resolutions and the quiet
Background On Patient Justice We can see the patient justice of Jesus in the peace that Irish and Italian Americans achieved: So many people share
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest and on
The Gospel reading on Pentecost Sunday in Year A (John 20:19-23) calls us to reflect on how to find peace when faced with hard times.
The daily news depresses me. With the news comes that horrible feeling of helplessness. I’ve tried tuning it out, but it doesn’t work. So what
Each time we attend Mass, our Lord gives us the gift of Himself. At Mass, we witness the sacramental re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice, crowned by
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear
I grew up in a world of violence, violence at home, violence at school, violence in the neighborhood, and before receiving the sacrament of Baptism
As we enter what is being termed the “endemic” phase of the coronavirus pandemic here in the United States – meaning, the virus is here
I would like to share a story with you about my father. Dad was a physician and an agnostic for most of his life. It
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day (Matthew
Since returning to the Catholic Church nearly ten years ago and attending numerous Catholic Churches due to employment-related travels, I have heard many prayers for
Stories about how different people are coping with this over a year-old “new normal” are rife, ranging from (mis)adventures in baking bread to binge-watching nearly
A wonderful retreat master, a holy priest, told our retreatants’ group that we all seek two things in this life—joy and love. Lacking in either
The idea of emotional capital comes from the business community of deposits and withdrawals of money. The more dollars we put into the bank, the more
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God
Twice in the month of December we honor the Blessed Mother in a special way on the liturgical calendar: on the Solemnity of the Immaculate
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic erupted, I received Holy Communion at Mass on Corpus Christi Sunday. Receiving Communion was certainly a blessing
All of Christendom celebrates every year the birth of Christ whom Scripture identifies as the Prince of Peace. Yet, in many countries where Catholicism and
When we look around there seems to be great unrest everywhere in the world. This unrest manifests itself in sadness, emptiness, uncertainty, anxiety, fear, lawlessness, disorderliness,
How do we hold onto our sense of internal peace when we feel that our world is being turned upside down, shaking our core beliefs
But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God. (John 3:21) These words
