Angela had a hard time falling asleep. Eventually she did, but then woke up before the alarm went off. She tried to get back to sleep, but she just couldn’t.…

The story of the woman caught in adultery is a powerful one. In Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ, his depiction of this scene really illustrates the power…

An Asia-American man wrote this story: In the mid 90's my mom and dad, my younger brother and sister and I came to America from Asia. Once we got here,…

Bill was tired of the mess in his basement. So, one Saturday, he decided to get cracking on what was down there. The first box he opened made him pause,…

When James was confronted by his closest friend about his need to seek help for his drinking problem, he was ready to push back with all the force that he…

A man’s daughter had asked a priest to visit her sick father. The priest found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty…

Regina was going off on her mother again to her friend, Maryanne. Regina was describing her mother as a very controlling, and rather self-centered person, always disappointed if things don’t…

St. Teresa of Avila was the great reformer of the Carmelite Order. She spent the last years of her life traveling extensively, as she laid the foundation for seventeen discalced…

A very devout and holy woman is trying to pray, but she isn’t  feeling very much comfort. She’s been struggling with temptations (of the flesh) lately, and has been wondering…

Hank was very depressed. He had just come from a meeting with his supervisor, and things seemed to be getting worse instead of better.The situation at the big city medical…

Larry was waiting in line to pay for his items, but the line was moving very slowly and eventually came to a dead stop. There was someone asking the checkout…

     Lou was aggravated. It was only the second week of January and he had already seen all of his New Year's resolutions go out the window. Now, he had to…