It had been two years since her divorce, but Laura just couldn’t free herself from the anger that she felt every day. She tried seeing a therapist, but that really wasn’t helping all that much. She tried talking to a trusted friend but within a few days she was back in that dark place again….Continue reading Rely on God
Larry came from an intense family. His father, in particular, had been very strict growing up and in his disciplining could say some pretty mean things. His “method” of parenting would never “cut it” today. As a result of this, Larry did learn very important values such as a strong work ethic. But he always…Continue reading Pentecost
Joe’s Mom died over ten years ago. He had been very close to her growing up. He still thought of her practically every day. Yet, although Joe would be the first to admit that his Mom had had a profoundly positive effect on his life, recently he came to the realization that there were some…Continue reading Christ’s Peace
Scott, a junior in high school, is sitting in his room feeling sorry for himself. He is mad at his parents. He had wanted to borrow the car to go out on Friday night with a group of his friends, but his parents told him that they didn’t think it was a good idea. The…Continue reading Love one another
Catherine was mad at God. She had to admit it. Her husband just found out that his cancer had come back—-for the third time. He would have to begin treatments the following Monday. Catherine had been praying for a good report from the doctor. Instead, she heard this. Catherine was a good person—-very devoted to…Continue reading Doubting Thomas
A person is given a gift. It’s a boat. The boat is on the shore. The person looks at it, and then walks away, wandering off and completely forgetting about it. This is the person who has been given the gift of life and the gift of faith, but he or she has no time…Continue reading The Gift of a Boat
A man in his mid 40’s enters a church and kneels in the back pew. He is the only one there. He bows his head. He’s disgusted with himself. He seems to have a hard time now looking at himself in the mirror. How could he have been so stupid? Everything he stood for, everything…Continue reading God forgives us
A man in his mid 40’s enters a church and kneels in the back pew. He is the only one there. He bows his head. He’s disgusted with himself. He seems to have a hard time now looking at himself in the mirror. How could he have been so stupid? Everything he stood for, everything…Continue reading God forgives us
An Asian-American man writes this story: In the mid 90’s my Mom and Dad, my younger Brother and Sister and I, came to the U.S. from Asia. Once we got here, it took awhile for us to get settled and learn the language, but our parents tried hard to give us a sense of “home”…Continue reading The Prodigal Son
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, though. It was filled with some of the stuff he had taken from his parents’ house after his father had died. What caught his eye…Continue reading Cooperate with God
Pat is really trying to make the most of this Lenten season. He has been faithful to going to Mass and receiving the Sacraments for several years now. But before this he had been really tepid about his faith. He would go to Mass when he could, but if other things got in the way,…Continue reading Pray
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 chair sat by the bed. The priest assumed that the old guy knew he was coming. “I guess you’ve been expecting me,” he said. “No,…Continue reading Our Relationship through Prayer