Joan was in her 80’s. When her husband, Richard died, it was the worst experience of her life. Yet, she did not fall apart. Richard had been sick for about…

This is a true story:        A group of soldiers was sitting around the barracks letting off steam. The talk swung around to religion and faith. One soldier, a fallen-away…

Tom had to admit, he was becoming a cynical person. He seemed to be filled with fear all the time and was often distracted and becoming distant with his family…

Whenever Rachel was upset with something she would try to spend at least a few minutes in prayer to settle her nerves, then she would call Sister Rita, a retired…

Steve had a short fuse. Most people who knew him would agree that this was true. If something didn’t go his way he would often over react, think the worst…

A priest,, who did a tour of duty as an army chaplain in Vietnam, tells this story:  I learned an important lesson in life, and it’s this: What makes us…

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…