Once, when I was a younger man, I found myself wandering in a shadowy wood. The wood gave way to hills, the hills to plains. The plains to a path that sought to be straight and led me to a stable. Yes, that stable, made part by God in the rock and part by men…
There once was a young girl who lived in a small town. She had a small family, but her mother and father were able to provide everything she needed. She had nice clothes. She never went hungry. Everyone in the town liked her. She was pretty, and smart, and most of all, very good. Her…
Need a guide to travel through Advent? Here is a free website that will pick a saint for you! The Saint’s Name Generator by Jen Fulwiler Learn about your saint guide and pray!
I watched the SpaceX rockets returning to earth vertically, accurately, and so gently. It was like witnessing a science fiction dream come true. I was about five years old when I decided that I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. Within a few years and the first Moon landing, that desire had…
Who whispers to you? It must be someone to whom you are especially close, since physical closeness is required. Anything less would usually be described as my granddaughter would, “That’s creepy!” The one who whispers to you is the one who loves you. Brides and grooms whisper their shared hope and joy as the reception…
In the warm darkness a muffled affirmation and light came to be Like a far off star on a moonless cloudy night pierced vaporous shade blossoming novae in answering the whisper let it be for me Luke 1: 1-38 What will you answer, Mary?
On this Feast of St. Joseph, I’m reminded and awed by the sacrifice and faith of this man of whom we know so little. Yet he stands as the protector of the Church. It seems to me that his sacrifice was, at the very least, an image of the Passion of his “foster” son. We…
In a sermon delivered on January 26, 1947, Archbishop Fulton Sheen had the following to say about the Antichrist: He will: write books about man-made god promote astrology and blame sin on fate explain guilt as sexual inhibition make men fear being called “close minded” and “traditional” identify tolerance with indifference insist that society must…
The Priests’ Barracks at Dachau Recommended Reading The harrowing untold story of the priests in Dachau
What is waiting for a good priest in Paradise? He will serve at the Lord’s table. Not sit. Not be honored. He will serve. Why would a priest expect anything less in his earthly life? Are not the angels, created first and beholding His face, considered less than the least human child? To serve at…
