A man is standing over the hospital bed. He's looking at his wife who is seriously ill. The doctor has just left and told the family that it would just…

As I get older I find that my memory isn’t what it used to be. If I think that there is something I have to do, I need to do…

A Carmelite nun, Sister Rachel, still living, wrote this (a few years ago) in one of her books.  “Some may feel that I speak too often of sin, rub it…

When we come into church for Mass we bring with us the things we are struggling with: The challenging family situations that are so difficult to resolve, the depression that…

Joe was very discouraged. His addiction was making him feel terrible about himself. Only recently had he been even willing to acknowledge that it was an addiction. In his attempt…

St. Jerome, one of the most intelligent and well-educated men in the history of the Church, grew up in Rome in the fourth century. In addition to being one of…

In Stephen Spielberg's film, "Saving Private Ryan", a squadron of young soldiers is sent on a mission to find one particular soldier behind enemy lines and bring him out of…

Last week, in one of my weekday homilies, I mentioned the Surrender Novena by Fr Dolindo Ruotolo. There’s a phrase in that novena that is repeated on each day the…

Paul was at his son’s First Penance Service. His son, Andrew, had just come back from going to Confession with a big smile on his face. “That wasn’t scary at…