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Epiphany: The Light of the World
Rome is known as the Eternal City for good reason. One of the city’s ancient marvels is the Egyptian obelisk…
Browsing: Learn & Live the Faith
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Dear Saint Anthony, Look Around . . .
Like a log rolling down an easy hill, I drifted out of bed late one morning in a tired funk.…
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Iraq’s Christians Near Extinction
A recent Fox News report tells of how “a rash of attacks on Christian-owned businesses in northern Iraq has raised…
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Good Deeds Create Good News
Have you heard any good news lately? Bad news abounds. It’s been another tough year. Economic woes continue. Greece and…
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Abba! New Year’s Peace Through the Spirit of God’s Adoption
Once I ran for public office. Actually, it was more like a popularity contest. I was elected the most pessimistic…
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The Tough Work of Virtue
My grandfather was a hardworking man. Growing up in frontier country, he started his career as a carpenter building barns;…
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Be Two-Faced… At Least this Week!
The Roman god Janus had two faces, facing in different directions, so he could see what was coming and what…
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Mary, Mother of God
The mother of the messiah has been called many things in the last 2000 years –the Virgin Mary, Our Lady,…
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Nigeria’s Christmas Present: Blown Up Christians
Several churches in northern Nigeria were bombed December 25, in what has been described as “Nigeria’s blackest Christmas ever.” The…
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Be Filled with Awe
A few years ago I went to the Christmas Eve Mass and the priest was an old retired priest who…