Many Catholics have been unhappy with various bishops. The bishops have suspended public Masses, restricted access to the Eucharist, made it very difficult to go
Guest post by Gerard M. Nadal. The most difficult thing to imagine is churches with no daily or Sunday Masses. No sacraments. The recent shutterings
Every news outlet has been covering the coronavirus epidemic with regularity. It’s hard to avoid the news of this disease – it is literally everywhere.
HERE I AM, LORD (lyrics by Dan Schutte) I, the Lord of sea and sky I have heard My people cry. All who dwell in
Jesus gave His disciples the gift of seeing His glory in the Transfiguration so they would not lose faith when He was beaten, bloodied, and
There is both pain and joy in giving birth. In fact, most husbands are shocked at the sight of so much blood. On the other
A couple of weeks ago, the news story broke: Kobe Bryant, the basketball great, was dead at 41. Along with his 13-year-old daughter and several
Life seems to be speeding up. I especially noticed this acceleration during the past year when I moved to New Jersey from New York City,
I was teaching a Confirmation class one year, and in the back of the room sat a kid named Jake who came to class with
My cat died a few weeks ago. He would have been 17 in human years today, roughly 119 in “cat years.” His death came as
“For a Christian, life is changed, not ended.” This beautiful prayer is recited in every Funeral Mass to help us keep our mind on the
On Easter Sunday at Mass, our priest told a story of a little boy who went for a drive with his father. During the drive
A friend once shared his experience on the birth of his first child. What stood out most for him was a mysterious combination of pain
Guest post by Madeleine Kirk, Australia. “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates
Wisdom 1:13-2:24 , Psalm 30, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43 Mark 5 mentions the raising of Jairus’ daughter, switches to the woman with a hemorrhage,
“But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.”
By guest writer Kimri Thetadig. ___ I didn’t know my heart needed to be broken into to be set free. It makes sense though: ensconced
By guest writer Sarah Coffey. All day today and for the past few days, I’ve been following the status of little Alfie Evans. He’s a
Now the green blade rises from the buried grain, Wheat that in the dark earth many years has lain; Love lives again, that with the
The Christian movie King’s Faith (2013), available on Netflix, is a beautiful and moving story of faith and redemption. Best of all, it manages to
On the recent Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, my priest-uncle-spiritual-director, Father Jim, suddenly lost his brother Allan. Father Jim was abroad teaching a
