Three Kings and a Baby
Behind the humble majesty of Christmas, we find three powerful reminders of the sacredness of love, and life, in the core of our faith. We
Behind the humble majesty of Christmas, we find three powerful reminders of the sacredness of love, and life, in the core of our faith. We
There are not too many things in life that are certain, as the saying goes, except for death and taxes. But in addition to those
Perhaps you have heard this old business saying: “It’s better to seek forgiveness than to ask permission.” Indeed, my admittedly brief time in the field
We think of spring as a time of new beginnings. The air warms up, the trees bud, and creatures big and small emerge from a
As we fold the Christmas table linens and pick up the scraps of wrapping paper, it is tempting to compare our Christmas Day with the
This is the third installment in our series on the Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. Today we look at the Sorrowful Mysteries, those
Today is the feast day of my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr. His story tells us how foreign to our time
Today, it’s especially difficult to take a moment away from the distractions of our modern world, quiet our minds, and contemplate what it means to be
Early in the 1950’s, before JFK, cell phones, DVD recorders, 9-11, even before Elvis, Archbishop Sheen had a weekly television program on the Dumont television
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand on April 15, 2015. We are republishing here during this Christmas season because the message is
The Mercy of God is a mystery. Even for someone like me who has had it poured into my life for the last five years.
Some place very busy, some age modern, there was a woman who woke alone on Christmas Day. She was in her car. When she lifted her
Being human is the strangest being of any. We are material, alive, naturally intelligent and loving, but most wonderfully, we possess the gift of supernatural
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 6, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment.] With Christmas coming up
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 2, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment.] So much popular Christmas
With the Year of Mercy just begun, I’ve been thinking more about how my husband and I can celebrate this year, participate in it, meditate
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 25, 2013. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment. Its beautiful message is
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 12, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday consideration, since the message is
Falling in love happens in a cloud of emotion. It’s euphoric and all encompassing. And temporary. It is also a bad reason to marry. In
Homeschooling is a radical proposition. Not sending your kids to school, an institution that has been a centerpiece and hallmark of our society for hundreds
On April 11, 2015, Pope Francis declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy in Misericordiae vultus. When one thinks of mercy, particularly in the context of our
Two years before his death, renowned Catholic social scientist Dr. Rupert Ederer wrote a book entitled Economics as if God Matters. In this book, he endeavored