Let’s face it, not everyone is filled with joyful anticipation when it comes to thinking about the holiday season and the birth of Jesus. Instead, many people a... Read More ...
It’s a painful thing for a parent. You did your best to raise your kids in the faith. You sent them to a Catholic or Christian school, or you made sure they alw... Read More ...
I would argue that anxiety is possibly the worst feeling a person can experience. Because anxiety is so disdainful, the second it enters the picture, my inner a... Read More ...
When I had a book sale/signing event at a parish picnic this past summer, I only had a handful of people who approached me to purchase, let alone inquire about,... Read More ...
Along with much of the rest of the country, I’ve been semi-obsessed with Stephen Paddock, the guy who recently holed up at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas f... Read More ...
Halloween is drawing nigh. Mr. Bones, a plastic skeleton from Costco, sits on the side of our house. We have neglected to return him to the attic after our thre... Read More ...
Karen called me because of an abortion she had 30 plus years ago. It was evident that she was suffering greatly and did not believe God could forgive her for su... Read More ...
I immigrated to the United States from the Philippines over two decades ago. I was only 15 years old at the time but I was old enough to intellectually and soci... Read More ...
Conservative Catholics and Orthodox often say that priests should not act as psychotherapists unless they are so trained, and should never so act in the confess... Read More ...
If I had to pick one thing that impacted my life more than anything else, it would be my parents abandoning me when I became pregnant at 17. I had certainly pla... Read More ...
For the Christian parent today, anxiety can be a constant companion. Beyond the normal stresses of parenthood, the Christian parent has a greater and more perva... Read More ...
The Bible is full of great books and stories. One of my all-time favorites is the Book of Tobit. We learn so much from this story: about God’s love for us, abou... Read More ...
