Are You Willing to Forgive?
As human beings we are an emotionally fragile bunch. That however is not a bad thing. Indeed, it is our emotional state that most readily
As human beings we are an emotionally fragile bunch. That however is not a bad thing. Indeed, it is our emotional state that most readily
A couple weeks ago, Time Magazine had a article titled Having It All Without Children. Suffice to say the following quote summarizes the entire piece
In our media world children will almost certainly be exposed to images and material that can have a negative impact on their moral and psychological
“For love of souls, I instituted the Sacrament of Penance, that I might forgive them, not once or twice, but as often as they need
I really love everything about the Rosary. It is quite refreshing to read what other giants of the Holy Catholic Faith have to say about
You probably did not miss Pope Francis’ recommendation that bishops should smell like their sheep. What may have been missed is the universal call to
Your Holiness, I love what you are doing. You are inspiring so many faithful and non-faithful by your actions. Whether it is paying your own
Have you ever thought about yourself like you think about others? People can be idiots, prigs, jerks, crazies. People can just get on your nerves,
Today we celebrate the feast of the mother of one of the Church’s most celebrated saints. St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine (whose feast day
Everything I ever needed to know about hospitality I learned from my children. When their grandparents, friends or birthday party guests are scheduled to come,
Working at a nursing home, I met a married couple that really defined for me what marriage means. He was wheelchair dependent. He had had
Remember that time you committed to your vocation, and then the whole process of discerning God’s will was over forever? Yeah, me neither. I remember
I’m one of those guys that, for the most part, tends to brush off ‘sensationalist’ comments about the culture. You know what I’m talking about,
I missed the quiet years for a minute today when I stumbled upon an abrasive tweet about the pope, written by an evangelical Christian. The
Anything worth knowing begins with a question. Philosopher Etienne Gibson wrote, “Faith comes to intelligence as a light that overflows it with joy and inspires
This article is written for rebellious teens and young girls going into that phase. If you are not a rebellious teen, please let your son
Three brothers, one a diocesan priest, one a Franciscan Friar TOR priest, and the other a married man, walk into a bar… Sounds like the
“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because
Saint G.K. Chesterton has a nice ring to it, so it was with some special joy that I read the report that the “sympathetic” bishop
Sometimes we get fixated on the words in this last Sunday’s gospel about division within our households, but there is another verse which is often
Here are 8 great Christian songs. (The links lead to the corresponding audio via YouTube.) 1. Hail, Holy Queen. This is, by far, my favorite