The biggest topic worldwide is undoubtedly the Wuhan Flu, most commonly known as the Coronavirus. With so many tweets, email, news stories, and information being thrown at us, many of us have either began to feel overwhelmed and thus, irritated) or have proceeded to...
On March 19 the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Joseph–foster father of Jesus. According to Richard E. Vatz, professor at Towson University, in The Washington Times, “there is no root cause more consequential in producing permanent...
Like most Catholics, I was deeply saddened when I heard the news of Mass being suspended across the US and in many other parts of the world. In a time that is already crazy, stressful, and upsetting, the idea of not being able to receive the Eucharist for an...
March 10 is the feast day of the 40 martyrs. It’s very appropriate to fall within the Lenten season. Their suffering in the frozen pool is a reminder to take on our chosen penances with courage. The number of 40 martyrs also reminds us of the 40 days Jesus spent...
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church” (Col. 1:24). Since becoming Catholic five years ago from Evangelical roots, the Church’s teaching on...
With Coronavirus, or COVID-19, dominating news cycles, social media, and interpersonal conversations, one would be hard pressed to not have at least an awareness that it is disrupting the day-to-day lives of increasingly more people here in the U.S., even as we hear...
