Like every virtue, hope is a grace and also a habit, but unique to hope is that its practice may be described as diving into
It is natural to dwell on our own suffering, but in the Fifteen St. Bridget Prayers, our attention is focused on the suffering of our
Anger and Reason My 43-year-old son reminded me several weeks ago how he and his younger brother used to hide from me when they were
I often get all caught up in myself and experience various distressing thoughts and anxieties. These are a combination of temptations to sinful behavior as
I enjoy television dramas. I really do. But I have a very active imagination. I also passively project my “fantasy world” into television dramas so much
God told me one night that He owned me. I heard this interiorly, without any words being spoken. I had been watching a television show
Terror Experienced in Youth I have come to realize that a sense of terror has been a hidden part of my interior life for many
Of course, we could do better, but we usually don’t. We need a savior. St. Paul notes our predicament and then identifies the solution and
Both normal and morbid curiosity can prompt our desire to know the mysterious details of unknown secrets. It often depends on the source we seek
I am returning after four months of what turned out to be spiritual warfare to continue my monthly column for Catholic Stand. I am very
The haunting glow of fiery lava lights up the night sky near our house. The ever-moving lava has been visible like this for just six
A Superficial View of Dad and Me I recently talked by phone with my 91-year-old Dad. He is in a nursing home, thousands of miles