Pleasure and pain are commonplace in human life. However common they may be, we always seem to be seeking ways to deal with and/or lessen
Saint Teresa of Avila has provided us with many inspirational quotes and meditations which can guide us to a closer connection with God. I would
The practices of physician assisted suicide (medical aid in dying) and euthanasia are being increasingly accepted throughout the world. This acceptance is becoming all too
In medicine and in our culture, there is a growing acceptance for what is now being referred to as “medical aid in dying.” The term
Recently I listened to a YouTube talk by Dr. David Jeremiah, a non-Catholic Christian, on the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall by Nehemiah. I never
Recently, I stood at a very important juncture professionally. I have been in this situation before and have faced profound disappointment in prayers that did
At a recent Sunday liturgy, the Church heard Jesus speaking to His disciples about a fire that He desires to see set ablaze on the
I have been examining my prayer life lately, and began to wonder if I was praying correctly. I had what I would call a very
August is a great time to assess one’s stress levels. In every walk of life, people find summer to be unreasonably hectic. In the early
Loneliness can be distressing and deeply painful. I know. I have experienced it often. We all experience loneliness at times in our lives. People we
“Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.” This past Sunday, the responsorial psalm at Mass, as quoted above was a beautiful one.
There is a sign that someone made on oak tag and hung outside their cubicle in my office. It reads simply “keep moving forward.” It
In whatever I might know about life, there are two truths that have helped me to deal with suffering. They have many times given me
The Church’s teaching that we must have both trust in God and “fear of the Lord” seems contradictory at first glance. Recently, reflections from an
A few months ago I was following a discussion on social media about how people of faith would respond if faced with martyrdom. It generated
Scripture teaches us the difference between despair and hope in the persons and reactions of Judas and Peter. Peter denied even knowing Our Lord three
I am living “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything” (2 Corinthians 6:10). No matter
During my spring break, a friend and I were talking about homosexuality. It has been on our minds so much since the scandal in the
People suffer—good people and bad people. When the so-called good people suffer, many of us look at the so-called bad people thriving and complain. Scripture
Since the Fall, mankind has had to endure suffering. And since then, we’ve tried to explain what suffering is, what it means for us, and
We all know suffering when we see it and we’ve all experienced it in some form. For many people, unfortunately, suffering leads to pushing away
We’ve all experienced suffering in some way. It is a plight of humanity. Yet, to define suffering is not so easy because it comes in