From the patriarchy deliver us, O Lord. 1. When Judith broke bad for the good of the Jewish people The Jews were in a tight spot. The notoriously bloodthirsty Assyrians were invading led by the most notoriously bloodthirsty Assyrian, Holofernes, and no one had...
St. Jerome, the 4th century Church Father best known for translating the Bible into Latin, is frequently quoted as saying, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Not one to mince words, this powerful (and somewhat harsh) statement from the ancient saint...
Why should we say prayers for the priests in our lives? Saint John Vianney, the patron saint of priests, once said, “After God, the priest is everything.” Priests serve Christ’s Church here on earth daily through the Mass and sacraments. In...
Yes, it is that time of year when mom’s and dad’s everywhere are looking at the “back to school” sales ads, figuring out who has crayons on sale and which child (actually) needs a new backpack. I didn’t go to Catholic school, so growing...
Last week was NFP Awareness Week and if you are Catholic and even somewhat plugged into the internet you have probably already realized this. You will be treated to lots of interesting facts, lots of different methods, and information all about Natural Family...
It’s really easy to say the following: “I need to pray each day” and then do it either very quickly or not at all. Life gets busy and the day gets over-scheduled, the calendar becomes full, activity after activity happens, and the next thing you know, it’s late at...
