Stewardship and sloth are two words not likely to come up in daily conversation around the kitchen table or office water cooler. Furthermore, they are
Whether it is the weight of current events or the crosses carried daily, we all have important intentions in our hearts. The difficulty with these
By John Vrdolyak Most Americans voted on November 3, 2020. Some of us attended rallies. Some even have volunteered their time in the name of
For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of
In this time of pandemic, when many of us find ourselves limited in our ability to go out and interact with others, I encourage you
Fall has arrived. The air is crisper. Pumpkins are showing up on people’s front steps and it’s time to pick apples. I can almost smell the
Nowadays, we have more convenience than ever before. We can send text messages faster than making phone calls, e-mail much faster than snail mail, and even
If you’re anything like me, you struggle in prayer. And not struggle in the sense of just trying to find the time. The struggle is
Always but always there is a litany of praise and thanks in my soul as well as a request,” But what can I do for
“One day, through the rosary and the scapular, Our Lady will save the world.” ~St. Dominic Our Lady is forever encouraging her children to pray
Our parish Chaplain delivered an interesting observation while talking about an upcoming Saturday event on prayer. It was insightful. “I don’t know why people think
Jesus was clear that without the Holy Spirit we would not be able to pray with the power we need to do the will of
I have one request for you all today. That is, let Mary be your mother. Let the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, be your
Sometimes it seems we often forget about one simple part of our faith. This part is simple yet deep, life-changing in fact. I am referring
Abraham Lincoln said, “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own
A few years ago, I read through the parables of the Kingdom of God in Matthew 13. Jesus described the Kingdom with several familiar images—the
Usually, when people find out that my husband and I have twelve children, there are certain comments and assumptions they tend to make, almost as
A few Christmases back I had a remarkable experience. My daughter – the rock-climbing, mountain biking, hiking, camping, SCUBA-diving, skydiver – asked for a basic
A dialogue, by one definition, can be described as a conversation between two or more persons. By necessity, an exchange of some kind must take
For years I deceived myself into believing that I was totally devoid of the racism that afflicted others until the moment of truth that all
Before I explain my thoughts on why prayer should not be used as a punishment for children, first I need to explain what I specifically
My high school soccer coach had a line that he would repeat so often that it almost became unbearable to hear, and yet years later
