In 2020 I will celebrate my second Thanksgiving in Italy. The previous year I was fortunate to be invited to two Thanksgiving dinners in Rome,
I once read that the average person looks at his or her phone roughly 100 times a day. This would be an average between an
Call it a “millennial aversion to commitment,” or even weak moral courage, but shortly after coming back to the faith during my freshman year of
Catholics recently celebrated the Feast of St. Padre Pio. Many of us have our stories of his intervention in our lives, but few alive today
The past few months during COVID, everyone has experienced an uptick in suffering. These are difficult times, a time to cling to God. My family
The Corovirus pandemic has seen numerous opinions emerge regarding causes and cures and where it all will end. Both individuals and societies worry and concern
When I opened the letter from my diocese I could not believe my eyes. I had not been accepted into their diaconate formation program. I
I have learned that loneliness has no boundaries. It stretches out its tentacles and wraps them around those who may have lost a spouse, a
Everyday events bombard us with what seems to be bad news compounded by bad news. Fear becomes more of a factor in our lives. Fear
Have you ever wondered how many Jane and Joe Catholics are walking around, working, raising families, and wrapped up in the day to day who
We know that God is in control of our lives, our families, our nation and our planet. We know that He has promised to come
But save us by thy hand, and help me, who am alone and have no helper but thee, O Lord (Esther 4:14). My dad spent
We have all been told to look on the bright side at some point in our lives. Or maybe you were told to view the
The witnesses of the Cross and Resurrection of Christ have handed on to the Church and to mankind a specific Gospel of suffering. The Redeemer
Exactly six years ago, I finally became cognizant of how thin the line between life and death really is when I nearly lost one of
I recently talked to an elderly friend who has been in a nursing home for two years. Her words struck a chord in me: “You’ll
Repentance, in my opinion, is something we do not hear enough of. In sacred scripture we read of the great heroes of faith constantly turning
Many people these days seem no longer surprised to hear of reports or news about abuse of men, women and children by members of the
In an interesting talk between Bishop Barron and Jordan Peterson, Jordan Peterson talks about how people fill up auditoriums by the thousands to hear him
So many people are turned off to God and organized, traditional religion because they are angry with God. The excuses for not praying or attending
We all experience loss throughout our lives. It is an inevitable part of the human experience. In the poem “One Art,” poet Elizabeth Bishop talks
A good conversation can lead down fascinating paths. My favorite writer, who also happens to be my daughter Marissa, recently wrote The Rosary Can Change