Today is the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket on December 29, 1170. Thomas Becket was a statesman, a scholar, a chancellor, a priest, an archbishop, and a lion of religious liberty. Before the Magna Carta was drafted, before the right to free exercise of religion was enshrined as America’s first…
Holy Hacks are about increasing your capacity for holiness through thoughtful intentions to live a deeper faith. Here are two priests who shared their holy habits in Holy Hacks: Everyday Ways to Live Your Faith and Get to Heaven.
I had forgotten to pray prior to practice with my co-hosts for our upcoming TV talk show, “Ladies of Another View” on BEK News. It was something we had done a few times and everyone happily agreed that it was a good idea. Then, I let it slip away.
This story was published in Woman’s Day magazine December 14, 1982. It was the winning entry out of thousands of entries in the “My Most Moving Holiday Tradition” contest. “For the Man Who Hated Christmas” by Nancy W. Gavin
This past week knocked me down in a way I don’t usually succumb. It’s not just our country, it’s our Church too for a number of reasons. I hunkered down and prayed more. I focused on the fact that spiritual things are most important and they are all that is going to matter in…
The threat against religious liberty that Joe Biden brings to his run for the Whitehouse was addressed by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen in 1947 in his book, Characters of the Passion. For all the accusations that Christian and Catholic teaching is dangerous to our free society, Sheen pointed out that the reality is quite…
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Rocker Stevie Nicks revealed her confusion to think that sex, drugs and rock and roll were greater than her baby. She ended her child’s life in 1979 while dating Don Henley of The Eagles.
The Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart that Jesus gave us in 1673 changes lives. Through a series of apparitions to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, (feast day October 17) a nun in Paray-le-Monial, France, Jesus revealed the extent of his burning love for us.
The first time that I attempted one of my medal mosaics, I bought the supplies, laid them out on my dining room table, and took a deep breath. I’m not an artist or master crafter so I had doubts about how my project would turn out.
At times we need to reflect on gentler things that calm and refresh. One way is to think of good things and give thanks. It’s a formula for peace that God gave us in Scripture.
There is a lot to fret over in our culture but there is also a lot at our disposal to fight against it. One very powerful action we can take is the First Five Saturday devotion. If you have never done it before, I encourage you to do it now and stick with it. The…
The teacher would call on me and I’d panic. My palms became damp with sweat and my throat would tighten. I’d tell myself to calm down, but anxiety would force its way up. The eyes of the other students seemed to bore a hole though me, watching and waiting for the answer that would not—could not–come.