My new parish in Georgia advertised a Life Chain event for the first Sunday in October. Their assembly corner was just 200 yards from my home. I interpreted this proximity as Godโs Divine Providence knocking on my door. This was my first active...
If youโve been watching TV, reading the newspaper, or otherwise staying informed, you know that weโre in a fiercely-contested election year, and already a tidal wave of political criticisms, character assassinations, and fake news is swamping our...
The nation of Lebanon had long been considered an oasis of beauty and peace in the war-torn Middle East, but that began changing when a civil war pitting Christians against Muslims broke out in 1975.ย One Christian family, consisting of the parents...
Once there was a man who considered himself a bitter enemy of religion. He had been raised as a Christian, and was well-versed in the Bible; however, in his college years he decided that religion was for hypocrites and weaklings. He...
If, biblically speaking, grace is a gift from our Heavenly Father that is gratuitously offered to us through His Son and Our Brother, Jesus Christ, in love and fellowship of the Holy Spirit, so as to enable in and through us that healing spiritual...
Some months ago, I had the joy of publishing a new book on pastoral care entitledย Nursing the soul. This book has been the fruit of years writing articles for the quarterly magazineย Il-Musbieฤง, which is published by the Malta Union of Midwives and...
Once upon a time there was a poor, unremarkable kingdom that had only one claim to fame: its king owned, as a family heirloom, a magnificent diamond of amazing beauty and perfection. He kept this treasure on display in a special room in his castle...
Have you ever been to a funeral, and when it is time for the distribution of Communion, the priest announces that only Catholics may receive the Eucharist if they are in a state of grace or are Catholics in good standing? Now the priest is probably...
