Faith is a gift given by God, a gift we can nourish and help grow or a gift we can squander. The question arises whether
Can God use what is best in us to show His love to the world? Can His light shine through us and reach others? Yes,
I made a promise, with God as my witness, when I converted to Catholicism. The promise I made is simple, direct, and meaningful; actually, it’s more
My journey into mediation began by praying the Stations of the Cross. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains what Catholic meditation is: Meditation is
When our churches were closed, I learned to use the Stations of the Cross visibly displayed outside of my local church as a catalyst for
Yes, there is trouble in the Church, our Church, the Catholic Church. By trouble, I mean “something is wrong,” something that needs to be corrected
For quite some time I was content with believing that real miracles only happened in Biblical times. I thought Jesus in the Gospels and his
As I was reading Our Lady of Fatima by Fr. William Thomas Walsh I came across a quote that caused me to suddenly stop reading;
Is there something wrong with our religious education programs; has doctrine been buried under euphemisms and “feel good’ concepts? Forty years ago, when I taught
Today as I make preparation to attend a holiday celebration with my family, it is not without trepidation. Why do I feel this way? Well,
I was shocked to learn that up to two-thirds of Catholics believe that the Mass is nothing more than a communion service, and what looks
Today before I went to Church for prayer, my mind was filled with clutter and my spirit with anxiety. Trust in God I was holding
I am finally writing to you to let you know, brother, that I finally have my addiction under control. This brings me to the most
For me, it was a long journey from addiction into the Heart of God. A combination of hard physical work and the direct intervention of
At first, I was angry; the Church doors were closed with a notice that read: “CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.” This was hard for me to
We often measure improvement the same way we measure success: by objective and secular standards; the benchmarks usually consist of increasing income, job promotion, and
