At the start of Holy Week, the alarming news came from Singapore — my mother was suffering a stroke, after miraculously surviving a five-day brain
Guest post by Mark & Ursula (Tink) Boyd, Chaircouple, Australian Catholic Marriage & Family Council. Jesus knows that we live in a fallen world and
We are made for love and connection and justice and nonviolence, but at every turn and in every way we are twisted in the direction
In 1917, Saint Maximilian Kolbe founded a worldwide Catholic evangelization movement known as the Militia of the Immaculate. Essentially, this was an “army” devoted to
This article focuses on the vocation of motherhood and womanhood (looking also at fatherhood and manhood), in light of Mary’s role as Mother, Sister and
Right Panel: Loch na Chara (36 by 24 inches) Dia Dhuit! (God be with you in Irish/Gaelic) This article and painting are part three of
A lot of people have been posting about how to deal with others who believe in conspiracy theories… it’s been on my mind, because some
Why is the sacrament of Baptism such a HUGE deal? How can we even begin to wrap our heads around the power of this Sacrament?
The lady on the bus Since watching Touch, my boyfriend has had a habit of reading number plates and, now that he’s Catholic, relating them
When I was young, my siblings and I would often play with a soccer ball in our backyard. Inevitably, someone would powerfully kick the ball
We all know a great deal about the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and last week we heard all about the Third Person of the
Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. – Matthew 7:15 Our Catholic parish serves as
About Gregory St. Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 326/330 – 390), nicknamed since antiquity as ‘The Theologian’, was a fourth-century bishop, born in the rural setting of
When I was growing up, I thought it would be so cool to have that mysterious persona–a dark figure everyone noticed but no one really
We always want to identify with our heroes or the people who inspire us most in life. These are people whose life has motivated us
For the most part I enjoy living in Stamford, but there is one thing that drives me crazy: the way in which pedestrians cross the
“Our human understanding, which shares in the light of the divine intellect, can understand what God tells us by means of His creation, though not
COVID-19 may have exposed how we Catholics make our faith about us: Let’s be honest. One of the greatest gifts that the Lord has given
We relate to God through prayers, and these prayers can be personal or communal. A typical example of personal prayer is found in the Gospel
5th Sunday of Easter/Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 The ongoing coronavirus pandemic evokes fear, anxiety and a sense of insecurity,
Guest post by Gerard M. Nadal. Something strange and beautiful is happening in the Church amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A reawakening to intimacy is occurring.
