The story of Dominican Sister Jane Dominic Laurel of Nashville, TN has gone viral. Secular news organizations that did not see fit to report on the trial of Dr. Gosnell’s abortion house of horrors are grabbing this one; thereby proving Lesson #1: News is in the eye of the beholder—or rather in the politics of…
Going to Rome and the Vatican for the canonization this month, or wanting to do some armchair traveling? My son, Luke, posts this recommendation for travelers. I witnessed history in the making during my pilgrimage to Rome in 2004. Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass with the Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church,…
What are you thinking, rebellious Catholics? Do you imagine you love more than those who follow Church teaching? Enabling isn’t love. Giving mortal sin a pass isn’t love. Seeking to make everyone happy rather than holding to truth is not love. Love hurts sometimes. It hurts when friends and family get angry with us because…
While a pastor, before his reversion back to the Church, Jeff Cavins became a player in a tragic story involving a 13-year-old and an accidental killing. He had no idea how he could help to her, so he asked Jesus, “What would you…
Revelation 14:20 “Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” What does keeping the commandments and Christ’s testimony have to do with patience? We are all a work in progress and need to be patient with God and ourselves. I’m still learning this. My first…
Out of habit, I still had an extra home pregnancy kit around. When a pink line emerged indicating a positive result, it took my breath away. “Well, okay; here we go,” I thought. I would be 47 and Mark 48 when the baby was due. At ages 50 and 51, we would have a 3-year-old. …
“The transfiguration did not change anything, it revealed what was already there,” our pastor, Msgr. Tom Richter stated during his Sunday homily. The story of Christ’s transfiguration had been the Gospel reading. Peter, James, and John witnessed Jesus transfigured in magnificent light and glory on Mount Tabor. Msgr. Richter then proceeded to speak of another transfiguration that…
“These will pay for your kid’s college education,” –Beanie Baby investors. A pile of beans sewn into animal-shaped fabric lacked long-term value once people started noticing the emperor had no clothes or rather, the beanies had no worth. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matt 6:21). “You can have it…
One morning, while praying before Mass, I remembered a priest had suggested that we should pray every day that we might be an instrument to lead someone closer to Christ. That morning, I asked God to use me that day to bring someone– anyone, I wasn’t picky– closer to his Son, Jesus. After Mass ended,…
One summer afternoon during the Sixties, I watched as pods from another planet grew replacement bodies to invade the human race with duplicate, soul-less creatures. After watching the original version of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, as an eight-year-old, I felt fearful walking around my neighborhood as if there was something out there. Many…
Toxins are poisons that can cause disease if absorbed into our bodies. In the spiritual world, the poison of evil has been absorbed by our culture. Christians are hunkering down for the spiritual battle that is intensifying and sometimes, are feeling overwhelmed. I know the feeling. But three things have lifted my spirit recently and have…
Dear Parents, Buying tickets to take your kids to Miley Cyrus’s “Bangerz” concert was not a waste of money. No, that is too delicate a term. What you did was make a down payment on the sale of your children’s souls. I’m sad that you’ve lost your own and I pray that you find…