The 10 Commandments in the Modern World Part 4 – Honor Your Mother and Father
With the general breakdown of the family, this commandment can be harder and harder to follow. What does it mean to honor your parents? It of course means…
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The Christmas Story’s Best Supporting Actor
Readings for the 4th Sunday of Advent, December 18, 2016 In the drama of the incarnation, Jesus is, of course, the star. That’s the way it is at…
Putting the pieces back together
A dear friend calls — her marriage is on the brink of despair. Another texts, “Please pray; I am losing my home.” Some of us feel the pain…
A Faith Checklist
It is the Season of Christ’s birth and the end of the year which means it is a season of checklists. Dad has one, the kids have their list,…
Henry Edward Manning, Cardinal of Social Justice
Henry Cardinal Manning was one of those remarkable men and women of 19th century England who reversed the decline of Roman Catholicism and helped make the religion acceptable…
Perfect Faith
Isn’t it exhausting? All that rule-keeping and striving to be good, doesn’t that just make you tired? The Church calls us to task about how we worship, act,…
Anonymity
…O Lord…strengthen me and save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. Psalm 86: 15-16 King David, who wrote this psalm, is well-known in Scripture.…
JACINTA MARTO, THE YOUNGEST EVANGELIZER
Everyone sees Jacinta Marto as a seer or as a potential saint. Here we will look at her as an evangelizer, the youngest evangelizer we know of. Who…
Face It
When it comes to Saints and Holy Things we all tend to get a bit overwhelmed by the realities that those situations present to us. Realities such as:…
Giving them roots and wings
Is it possible that in one short weekend our family of five is reduced to three? Yes. Friday: All the preparations for our son’s wedding are in place.…