Truly, we need obedience to remain one with the Church, learn proper humility, and open ourselves to the graces that flow from God’s merciful heart.
In my previous column, I discussed the cardinal virtues and stated that they could be of some benefit to us in keeping our New Year’s
In Tolkien’s classic The Lord of the Rings, two of his greatest heroes, Frodo and Sam, seem to be at odds over their relationship with
I have been thinking about saints a lot recently. Not any particular saint, but just saints in general. You see, a few years ago I
The wisdom and liberation in choosing what, when, and where you fight.
“Modesty is more than a fashion statement, it’s a daily decision to dress like the child of God you are…” In order for one to
I remember that when I learned as a child about Jesus’s Passion, I was surprised to hear that when Jesus was asked to take up
We recently visited my in-laws, and they sent us home with a treasure from my husband’s childhood – a telescope. We brought it home, and
A few years ago, a mission trip took me to a small church in Africa. The sights the smells and the culture will forever shape
During any phase of transition, the importance of the theological virtues of faith and love are always emphasized. One is counseled to have faith that
One Christmas Eve I had the flu. While my family went to Lessons and Carols, I wrote a poem about the pain Mary endured to
In my previous column, I mentioned that there are three senses in which we have real freedom, and one sense in which we have false
A while back, the associate pastor at our church announced that he would be taking three months off to go to Mexico. Now, before you
For forty days Christ suffered in the desert, fasting and depriving Himself of comfort, choosing to undergo hardship and temptation for the sake of teaching
As a young mother of a young baby, the opportunity to do something purely for my own entertainment comes around very rarely. On one of
The readings for February 6, 2015: First reading: HEB 13:1-8 Responsorial Psalm: PS 27:1, 3, 5, 8B-9ABC Alleluia: LK 8:15 Gospel: MK 6:14-29 There is a lot of hostility
“And hearing this, Jesus said to them, ‘It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did
The movie points to a basic human fact that is often overlooked: humanity is messy
I’ll be honest, more often than not when I pass a homeless person or someone begging on the side of the road I give them
$30,000. 3 days. We had 3 days to raise $30,000, and I had no idea how we would pull it off. It was my senior
I imagine angels to be like responsible teenagers asked to babysit their toddler siblings. I’m sure that my own guardian angel is often exasperated with
