From Hub to Heart, via Medjugorje
At the Catholic Men’s Conference in Boston in 2010, Andy LaVallee met Jim Caviezel, not knowing he portrayed Jesus in The Passion of Christ. Jim dared Andy to…
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Advice on Happiness from the Smartest Man in the World
Imagine your son tells you he wants to become a priest. Would your heart soar and your soul praise God? Would you be torn; feeling happy he wants…
Culture and Evangelization: Working with the People You’ve Got
One of the realities of parish and community life today is that we nearly always have a meeting of multiple cultures. My own parish is home to first-generation…
Back to Basics
Many of us identify ourselves as Roman Catholics. We go to Church on Sunday. We celebrate the major feasts of the Church and we try to lead healthy…
Fathers, Daughters, and St. Thérèse
An interview with Connie Rossini, author of Trusting God with St. Thérèse. Connie gives practical advice for overcoming fears and frustrations that hamper our relationship with God. I…
The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living
In a time when so many people are so busy and overwhelmed by the tasks of their daily lives; at a time when there is an abundance of…
What Questions Get Answered?
I just read Holly Ordway’s conversion story, Not God’s Type: An Atheist Lays Down Her Arms and was fascinated by it. I posted a review here, but in…
Blessed, Beautiful and Bodacious
Pat Gohn, cancer survivor, celebrates womanhood by exploring a woman’s dignity, gifts and mission with exciting, personal stories. Discovering the gift of her womanhood brought her into a…
Big-Hearted Families
“I joined with (cancer survivor) and mother of nine Theresa Thomas to write Big Hearted: Inspiring Stories From Everyday Families,” Patti told me. “This collection of 22 stories…
The Book of Tobit vs. ‘Tobit’s Dog,’ by Michael Nicholas Richard
Tobit’s Dog is a love story amid the battle between heaven and hell for the souls of the good guys as well as the racists, murderers, rapists, thieves…