“God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fertile and
Yesterday, I spent the day in Vallejo, at the NorCal Jam. There were nearly four thousand Catholic teens and young adults who participated in a
“But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be
On Being a (Spiritual) Friend When continents separate you, when language separates you, when time separates you, when pain separates you from those that you’ve
An old advice from Saint Jerome (Priest, Confessor, Theologian, Historian, Church Father and Doctor of the Church) to his friend Heliodorus (Monk and later Bishop
No one said this would be easy. Living as a Catholic in the world, but not being of the world – yeah, it is hard.
Rome is a city of many layers (I just tried to type it in Italian, but forgot the word for layer and besides, most of
I have always thought that Hollywood is missing a chance to make millions. They just simple need to film the life of a large family,
Confession: I’m behind on my to-do list, my creative juices are running dry, and I do not have an original, funny, up-to-the-minute post for you
Today I want to briefly introduce a heresy against which I have had to contend. I do not mean necessarily that I am myself tempted
In the 9 months since our daughter was born, I have changed approximately 1,500 diapers. I’m not sure how much spit-up I’ve wiped (how could
Living in Italy (and by extension, the European Union) puts a lot of perspective on things. For instance, we were told in our orientation for
I sat down with Fr. Orsi from Ave Maria School of Law to ask one question….
Immaculée and Sean reveal that the secrets of Kibeho were not just for Rwanda, but for the whole world
One year ago today I delivered my son, a stillborn. For a moment he was placed in my arms quiet, blue, and limp. The midwife
Hi…I am a little nervous writing here which is kind of weird for me, since I don’t really get nervous. But when I was asked
Dear Friends, I am finally writing from the very Heart of our Church, Rome the Eternal City. I could write a post about my experiences
Let me remember the waters that cleaned me, the fire that marked me and your beautiful love that so tirelessly sought me.
Would it be strange if I said that one of the people who helped to strengthen my faith in God is himself an atheist [1]?
(The problem with the question of music in the liturgy is that people want an easy answer. They want one Church document that entirely bans
My thanks to the blogosphere, which takes sufficiently little notice of me to complain when this post wasn’t published on time…three. weeks. ago. Hurricane Irene
