“She’s alive!” the doctor announced, his voice filled with the same relief that Kathryn Rossi felt. But no first cry echoed through the delivery room. “I need a breathing tube!” the doctor shouted. As her baby disappeared behind a wall of doctors and nurses, Kathryn and her husband, Robert, clasped hands. Please, the couple prayed, our…
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…
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.
Every now and then I learn about something and wonder: Why didn’t I know about this before? Father Peter Mary Rookey falls into that category. I learned about him after coming across the “Miracle Prayer,” written and promoted by him while he was alive. Although we cannot assume anyone is in heaven unless they are canonized a saint,…
There are some missing persons among victims of the star-studded sex abusers—the ones that went along. I began noticing that with Harvey Weinstein. Women spoke of being pressured and humiliated by perverse demands, but those who came forward had rejected his advances. Where were the women that did not fight him off?
What level of evil possessed Stephen Paddock to open fire from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel onto a crowd of concertgoers, killing 59 and injuring over 500? In a place nicknamed “sin city” is Las Vegas in need of spiritual healing?
Has the world got you down? Forget about that for a while and reflect on the life of Mother Angelica. She was the most unlikely of candidates in the world’s eyes to become the most successful woman in the history of broadcasting. “But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may…
Kathy Griffin’s ISIS-styled photo holding a mock decapitated head of the President of the United States met with repulsion and outrage. When she was chastised from all sides, she apologized, but 3 days later took the offensive at a press conference claiming she’s the victim of bullying from the Trump family. Rather than leave the wound…
I’m very proud of the honor our Catholic hospitals received last month. Given that the culture of death is so aggressively pushing forward these days, I’m taking last month’s American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) angry report against Catholic hospitals: “Health Care Denied,” as an honor. The ACLU is enraged that Catholic Hospitals are so good…
Mo and Alan with Victor Thirteen years ago, Mo Bergman rejected a doctor’s suggestion to abort her baby because of physical abnormalities. Instead, she turned to God and the situation changed dramatically. She is turning to God again and asking for healing for her son. Here is her story excerpted from Amazing Grace for…
“Father, I’m ready to throw in the towel,” Brad stated. “How long am I suppose to take this?” –– A story that shows the power of prayer to renew marriage. Shuffling through the mail, Brad Kremmer pulled out several envelopes from credit card companies and ripped them open. His muscles tightened as he skimmed over…
l Walsh was 17 years old when the car he was driving hit a tree on Chester Pike in suburban Piladelphia on an icy December night in 1983. One doctor described his head injuries as the equivalent of dropping an egg on a cement sidewalk. Not only was his skull shattered, every bone…