In her book, Lay Presiding- The Art of Leading Prayer, Kathleen Hughes identifies certain characteristics that should be addressed by those who would lead others in public prayer: authority; structure; gestures and objects; planning and celebration;...
While leaders in the United States and Western Europe rightfully denounce human violations in the Middle East and Africa, they turn a blind eye to China, where the communist regime has long brutally suppressed religious and ethnic minorities...
One hundred years ago, on Christmas Eve 1914, an incredible event took place on the Western Front in France during World War I. After an all-night snowfall that covered the battlefield with a serene white powder, unusual lights began to appear all...
In every political campaign there are some workers who receive little notice, but who have a very important job: advance men and women. It’s their responsibility to go to the places the candidate plans on visiting and make sure everything’s ready...
Parents remember many things about their children. From the moment of learning that a new life has been conceived, the husband and wife are forever changed. With joyful anticipation, they begin to plan and prepare for new footprints within their...
As the whole world prepares to celebrate Christmas, making believe that the Christmas Season has started (It hasn’t yet, you know), I want to pause with you to consider the real need, the real desire we all have in our lives. This need, this deep...
Family traditions are important. These traditions not only form close family bonds, they also create memories that will last a lifetime. My mother-in-law went home to be with the Lord some 14 years ago, but when she was with us, it was our tradition...
On December 12 the Church in the United States will be celebrating the optional memorial of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas. As Catholics, we should know that the Blessed Virgin Mary’s apparition on December 9, 1531 to Saint Juan...
