Tag: Life

May Our Votes Magnify the Truth

The Parable of the Pharisees and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14) provides us with a lesson in humility. And humility is a virtue we don’t see exhibited very much in our society and in the political scene of today, especially as we approach this...

Living in a Pro-Life Manner

If we were to ask “Which person in your lifetime became famous for spending his or her life in service to the poor?,” most people today would answer, “Mother Teresa”—and rightly so; the recently canonized St. Teresa of Calcutta was remarkable for...

Well Done Faithful Soldier

I am sorry to say that the Archdiocese of Chicago lost one of its best deacons this week. My dear friend and brother in the stole, Deacon Peter Hajdu died where we knew he would be, in service to his church. Deacon Peter and his wife Melissa were in...

The God of Life

Once upon a time there was a man named Ezra, his wife Susanna, and their young son Joshua. One day Joshua came home crying after being hurt in a playground fight, and Ezra—who didn’t consider crying very manly—told him, “Josh, crying won’t help you...

Yes, I Can Turn Off the Machine

“Does this mean I can never turn off the machine for my mother?” she asked. This was the first response from a RCIA candidate to me at an opening conversation of bioethics. The sentiment should not be a surprise. The Catholic Church has not...

Life is Really Just a Lease

I was surprised recently when a young girl in one of my classes announced that next week was her birthday and she was turning 15. I suddenly realized that this young lady was born in 2001 and that all she would ever know about the 20th century would...

Could We Live Without Jesus?

There was this beautiful Hebrew girl, with flowing black hair and a sweet, radiant smile. She got pregnant out of wedlock, but she found a fine young man who was willing to marry her although the baby was not his. She did not tell anybody else about...

Time Flight

I love watches. I must have over 30 watches. Ever since my grandfather taught me to tell time when I was seven years old I have loved keeping time. My mother taught me to be punctual for appointments and dates. I was always early and spent a good...