Secularism and strong anti-Christian beliefs are fast eroding the influence of the Catholic Church. People no longer believe they need to go to mass. Churches
It was at Easter in the 1970’s that I first met my wife. I received a phone call from the local convent asking me to
We pray the way we live and we live the way we pray. It’s some of the best advice I’ve ever been given. Our “regular
A few years ago I suddenly began thinking about a priest I knew who had died about ten years earlier. We remember the special priests
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20). The first time it
We associate dance recitals with performers who are wrapped up with doing well on stage. Applause, awards being handed out, and photos during or at
It is amazing how one’s perspective on life and faith can change over the years. If there is one thing I have learned as a
Finding our calling can be a challenge. A challenge we all must take on. Because we have free will and so many choices are available,
There are ministries dedicated to praying for specific intentions, such as vocations, priests, the unborn, and their mothers considering abortion, for the souls in purgatory.
It is all very well to say that the first and most important of the commandments is that ‘we should love God with our whole
Sometimes God allows people to be spiritually attacked. I know because it happened to me. The natural response is to ask why God would allow
Someone else’s reflections are or can be, an aid to prayer. However, they are not your prayer or my prayer per se. Some such aids
“I am tired of praying.” This is what I heard my friend whisper tiredly, almost unwillingly. The words hung in the air, lingering as if
Here’s a phrase you’ve certainly heard, in one form or another, “We have a God-sized hole in our heart. If we don’t fill it with
Everybody gets the blues. But some people really get the blues in the form of depression. For many people depression involves brain chemistry, which means
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone you love and who loves you very much won the Lottery and wanted to share it with you? You
The Lord has come to me many times to say: Tell my people how much I love them. Tell my people that they are not
If only we could learn how to receive, harness, and store the infinite power of the sun to solve our energy problems. In the same
One morning, walking from the parking garage to the office, I voiced in prayer an all-to-familiar complaint: “Why am I hanging around here when I
Prayer is the foundation of the spiritual life and is where we will find the beautiful gifts of the Spirit so that we can live
Last month, Pope Francis declared the coming year – from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021 (the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception) – the
This coming year, each day, give the gift of the mustard seed. Give the gift of faith and you will be surprised by the harvest,