Newly-ordained Fr. Al Schwartz stepped off the train in Seoul, South Korea, into a zombie apocalypse. It was 1957, and the devastation wreaked by the
By guest writer Sarah Coffey. Why do we suffer? I’ve wrestled with this question and with God for a long, long time. It’s still a
On Valentine’s Day, I made a blunder which turned out well in my favor. I was forced to take two hours off early from work
Grégoire Ahongbonon. They Are Living in Chains: My Quest to Liberate Africa’s “Untouchables.” Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $18.95. eBook $9.99. 192 pages.
Last week we celebrated the birthday of the Church — Pentecost. I am amazed I looked forward to this feast day so much; sometimes it
Guest post by Karen Pullano. Back in another lifetime, when my husband and I had just our four little girls, I was working at the
I cannot remember a time in my life when I felt fully comfortable in my own skin. Looking in a mirror, I see only the
Guest post by Liza A. “What are you doing God? Why is nothing making sense in this world?” Then God answers — I believe —
If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow, what would your reaction be? Would you be at peace, knowing that you would join
On Corpus Christi last year, the homily focused on how humans have this never-ending desire for satisfaction. If I only look to worldly goods to
Just a century ago, plague was common. Smallpox, malaria, measles, whooping cough, polio, plagues raged, they ravaged, they subsided. Plagues came in waves, years or
As coronavirus spreads, there is acute distress and anxiety around the world. I hear many people with questions such as, “Where is God in this
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.
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
“Do you believe that I can do this?” Jesus asked the two blind men who came to Him pleading to Him to restore their sight.
This weekend was a time of great significance. The Church celebrated the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday (“Rejoice” Sunday), but it was personally significant
“I will have only one wisdom: the science of the cross.” —Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận Earlier this week, I was able to attend a
I have been fairly open about the influence of living with Type 1 diabetes and my struggles in managing the condition. There have been aspects
Back in June, Pope Francis started a most unlikely boy on the path to sainthood. His name was Darwin Ramos, and he was a street
My job requires a great deal of data entry and monotonous paper filing. These tasks can get very lonely, and there are hours during the
