by Dr. Anne DeSantis
It has been said we live in a throwaway society. People throw things in the trash or recycle bin we no longer need. We do it with the latest trends and we also do it with ideas. It is sad when we do the same thing with people in our lives. This happens in...
by Caroline Godin
I’m a Catholic with many Protestant friends and some family members, too. One of the most stabbing comments is when the topic of Mary comes up. The notion that Catholics worship Mary is nails on a chalkboard. When I get the twitching to stop, I gently correct the...
by Laura Ricketts
The violence in the Holy Land is hard to ignore. The reports of unspeakable tragedies, the loss of human life and the sufferings that are being inflicted across the region (and across religions and nationalities) should make us all pause and offer a prayer. Perhaps...
by Dr. Anne DeSantis
As Catholics we often hear that our salvation comes through baptism. We also hear that it comes through our daily following the Lord. This is one-hundred percent true. Our salvation does indeed begin at baptism, and thus through the sacramental life. There is a way...
by Alex R. Hey
I was once having a casual chat with a priest. Somehow, we got on the subject of animals and Heaven. This led him to say, “Now, there might be animals in heaven, but it won’t be Fluffy.” My heart sank. At the time, I had an older beagle named...
by Tom Perna
A newly ordained priest just became the parochial vicar at the parish where he grew up. The new priest was so nervous at his first Sunday Mass that he could hardly get through his first homily. During the week, the young priest went to the Pastor of the parish, an old...
