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Unexpected
Our third son married his beloved fianceé just over 2 weeks ago. What a beautiful day it was. Everything was…
Browsing: Disability, Sickness & Suffering
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Van Gogh: Accomplishment and Mental Illness
Vincent Van Gogh’s career as a painter began when he was 27 years old and lasted a brief ten years,…
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Seven Things that are (Way) Better as a Catholic
Having spent most of my life as an atheist (I converted just 13 years ago), I have a good basis of comparison…
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Ite ad Joseph
Ite ad Joseph! (Go to Joseph!) It’s the great Latin admonition of the Church, to seek the intercession of the…
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Shadows of Suffering Fade in the Light of Christ
Maurice Ravel’s Pianoforte Concerto for the left hand was written for Austrian pianist, Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm…
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Book Review: Fly While You Still Have Wings
Sr. Joyce Rupp, a member of the Servants of Mary, is well-known for her spiritual writings as well as for…
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A Child Is Never a Burden
The stories of heroic mothers rarely appear on the nightly news, even when they include prominent figures like Genevieve Shaw…
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The Heartache of Cavatina
Most people associate the beautiful song Cavatina (written by Stanley Myers) for classical guitar with the 1978 movie The Deer Hunter. But…
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A Cold, Cold Heart
There ring in my childhood memory the songs of Hank Williams—songs my dad loved to listen to as he strummed…
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Still Alice: Life in the Wake of a Devastating Diagnosis
“I am not suffering; I am struggling.” These words are part of a beautiful speech delivered by Julianne Moore in…