There’s a billboard between Dallas and Fort Worth sponsored by a group of atheists. It attacks our religious freedom in large letters and bold words. How do we fight evil assault against Christianity and our religious rights, one of the…
Billboards or Signs?
Zombies and Evangelization
I don’t really like zombies. That said, I find myself reading about them at a rate that’s…well, it’s strange, especially considering that I don’t really like them (or the genre they’re usually in). Recently, I reviewed a zombie novel and…
As the Seasons Change: The Church Year
As a south Florida resident for over twenty five years the change of seasons passes me by with little notice. This past week I was in New York and Connecticut and I remember how much I loved fall: the leaves,…
The Blind Man Speaks Up
Readings for October 28, 2012: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time There were hundreds in the crowd that day at Jericho. No doubt all of them had needs, many of them urgent. But this Sunday’s gospel tells us that apparently only…
Diary of a Miracle
Tuesday October 9, 2012: I guess I had to ‘bite the bullet.’ I could no longer put off my car repairs. My car has been running rough for a while and in an attempt to save the inevitable pain of…
10 Ways to Share Your Faith with Your Children
As a Catholic, my faith permeates all of what I do. As a Catholic mother, I want to pass my faith on to my children. How do Catholic parents keep our children in our faith? 1. Go to Mass. Seems…
Now and at the Hour of Our Death: Agony, Holy Water, Consolation
The elderly next door neighbor was in the hospital, dying, and my friend Janine had volunteered to babysit the great-grandson. “I’ve never seen anything so terrible,” the boy’s mom, Kara, had confided, distraught, when she came to the house one…
7 Qualities of a New Evangelist
I’ve been watching a lot of Word on Fire videos lately. I’ve been a fan of Father Robert Barron for quite a while, but now you can officially categorize me as a fangirl. I’m going to have t-shirts made and…
Language Barriers in Evangelization
Archbishop Fulton Sheen famously said: “There are not even 100 people in this country who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they think the Catholic Church to be.” Where do they come from, these things…
Better Than the News
Oh yeah. Jesus has a wife, oh yeah. {Shrugs shoulders.} Definitely, Ephesians chapter 5, and Revelations chapter 19, yeah yeah… Ooooooooooohhhhhhhh! {Chuckles} Oh… Oh… {Widens eyes} You’re serious then? You mean to say Jesus has a wife, not in the…