A priest was at his brother’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner, his nephew, who was a junior in college, suggested that the two of them take a walk before…

Bill sat alone at an isolated corner of the bar. This is where he’s been spending a lot of his time lately. It was the only way, it seemed, to…

Invariably in our life there will come a time when our faith is tested. The question for each of us is, how will we handle this when the time comes?…

Paul was at his son's First Penance Service. His son, Andrew, had just come back from talking to the priest with a big smile on his face. "That wasn't scary…

Who was Zacchaeus? And why does his story still mean something to us today? There are probably many people that we know that are like Zacchaeus. Maybe, when we look…

Charles felt abandoned. He was sitting in his boss’s office trying to answer questions being asked of him without getting upset. It all began the day before when his supervisor…

Jim was having a hard time lately. He was unhappy with how he was handling his life. A few months ago he had been filled with such a sense of…

Joe looked at his brother Hank and said very directly, “What will it take for you to start to really believe in God?” The two men were in a hospital…

A young priest ordained about five years ago goes to see an older priest who happens to be his spiritual director. Here’s part of their conversation:  The younger priest says,…

In 1993 Steven Spielberg came out with one of his most powerful films, Schindler's List. It's the true story of a German businessman, Oskar Schindler, who came to Poland during…

A famous basketball player, in an interview for a sports magazine, once said: “It’s my failures that taught me how to be a great success. Many times our team would…

Mark was the kind of guy who had a hard time trusting in God. He also had a hard time understanding God’s mercy. He knew that it sounded strange when…