Claustrophobia is generally considered a form of anxiety disorder where an irrational fear of having no escape or being completely closed-in can lead to a
There are times in your life when all that you could do is rest. You cannot love, you cannot dream, you don’t know where to
“We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them
“He who knows how to forgive prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon the cross, so often will I
“This hidden heroism is done with tenderness and with courage when someone is sick at home.” – Pope Francis It is hard to think of
I think one of the most difficult burdens a single person can have is the feeling that one has never been called or chosen. Do I
“My faith is very important to me.” How many times have we heard that said? I hear it dozens of times…and it usually means something
Readers of Leila Lawler’s popular blog Like Mother, Like Daughter found her advice so helpful that they asked her to write a book. The result
The closer a person approaches God, the less worthy he or she feels. A painting under a candlelight shows fewer defects than under the brilliance
“They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary His mother. They prostrated themselves and did
Everyone has, at one point in life or another, experienced a Christmas which was less merry than others – whether the cause be relationship or
And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see. —Isaiah 29:18 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should
It was catching the gaze of a child at a Dragon’s mouth that turned me anew to ponder childlikeness. Well, it was really standing on
In studying ethics, St. Thomas Aquinas explains that the mere study of ethics does not translate into the operation of prudence as a virtue. St.
How can we say two things at the same time as Catholics: No man can desire evil, and sin is where man chooses and desires
I’ve been thinking about the new trend to live-stream masses… As a sacramental Church not being physically present in the Church building is less than
I have always defined myself as a hopeless romantic, a true sucker for a good story where true love triumphs and happily ever after wins
When I was first ordained, the rigidity that has been criticized on some clerics existed in me. My Spiritual Director told me I had a
When people wish to destroy religion, they begin by attacking the priest, because where there is no longer any priest there is no sacrifice, and
A few weeks ago, while in prayer, I found myself reflecting on the word “bloom” and wondered what God might be trying to reveal to
A friend and I had been given free tickets for a preview of the film Mary Magdalene, which first came to theaters in 2018. The
