What is suffering? One way to define suffering is the rupture between your future as you pictured it and the reality of what your future wi... Read More ...
We claim to have faith, and we often pray, “Thy will be done,” but do our beliefs penetrate to the depths of our souls? When hard times com... Read More ...
Dorothy Day, a social activist and Catholic convert, was only 9 years old when a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated the city of Sa... Read More ...
Managing risk has come to the forefront of our collective consciences with the advent of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With a virus ... Read More ...
I can't identify the voice; in truth, it's not just one voice, but an amalgam of saints and sinners, strangers on the internet and in the p... Read More ...
I can’t quite wrap my mind around the phenomenon of thinking sloths are cute and wonderful. When I see those creatures I think first of all... Read More ...
There are a slew of online resources these days for anyone dealing with a serious case of the winter blues, or Seasonal Affective Disorder ... Read More ...
A few years ago, minimalistic guru Marie Kondo published a fantastically popular and proven approach to “decluttering” your living space, T... Read More ...
You might know, from reading some of my previous articles on this site, that I believe a sense of humor is a gift straight from heaven. It’... Read More ...
A Review of Journey in Love: A Catholic Mother’s Prayers after Prenatal Diagnosis by Kathryn Anne Casey (Our Sunday Visitor, 2019, 103pp)
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Art is more than just something pleasurable to look at. Its transcendent quality has the ability to integrate and ground our thoughts, lift... Read More ...
A major commonality in all suffering is the sense of the unknown. I’ll venture to say that sometimes it is that very element, the unknown, ... Read More ...
How is work? How do you like your job?
These are common everyday questions where the typical responses we hear is “it’s ok” or “it pays... Read More ...
Back in the era of my middle school years, I began to notice a trend in my behavior toward the “underdogs” amongst us. In the view of a sch... Read More ...
Good poetry is striking for its economy of language. It uses the fewest words needed to express the most possible meaning. It paints a pict... Read More ...
My struggle with depression began years ago. It’s an experience I know too well. I read a book recently called the “Catholic Guide to Depre... Read More ...
