St. Isidore was born into a peasant family in Madrid. Although his family was poor, they were rich in love for God and taught Isidore to dedicate himself to His service.
I have previously written columns recommending books, especially those spiritual in nature. Some time ago, I also wrote about the topic of spiritual reading in general and its importance in our lives as Catholics.
As a pandemic, fear, and political chaos have descended on the world during the past year, some Catholics have looked to Marian apparitions to make sense of such troubled times.
The Catholic Church views Marian apparitions and messages as “private revelation” and even when it officially recognizes them, does not consider them part of the deposit of faith or as adding to what has already been revealed in Christ.
Home is where the heart is, but it's also where the soul is nurtured, says Carrie Gress, Ph.D., wife, mother, and co-author of Theology of Home (TOH) I and II.
The foster father of Christ has no recorded dialogue in the Gospels. But his unmistakable godliness and manhood is iconic for eternity - and especially noteworthy today when authentic masculinity is so often disparaged.
It's hard to avoid the “wokeness” overrunning American business. “Woke capitalism” is about businesses serving the politically correct ideology of the moment instead of serving customers, employees, and shareholders.
You drive through a beautiful city park to arrive at my senior care community. As you approach the entrance, you see the American flag unfurling as it is lowered reverently from the flagpole in the middle of the green. It is 5 p.m., and this respectful ceremony is repeated every day.
The present crisis in America is broad and deep. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated an existing crisis in which politics, morality, and religion are divided to the point that dialogue no longer seems possible. There seems little hope for a solution from within. Political parties, ethicists, and the clergy are at war with each other. Can there be a solution from the outside, above the fray?
In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul tells us, “The Gospel is the power of God for salvation” (1:16). This simple verse is rich in meaning. When Paul says “the Gospel,” he means the proclamation of what God the Father has done for us in the Person of His Son, Jesus of Nazareth, born of the Virgin Mary.
In 1917, during one of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima, the three shepherd children were given a vision of hell. Our Lady warned that if people didn’t stop offending God, then another war would come.
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When St. Maximilian Kolbe was a young boy, the Blessed Mother appeared to him and offered him a choice of two crowns: a white crown, symbolizing a life of heroic virtue, and a red crown, symbolizing martyrdom for his faith. He chose both.
2021 must see the return to being proactive about personal health. During the pandemic, everything from mammograms, blood pressure checkups, and physicals got canceled. Many never rescheduled.
Some of my fondest memories are those that include both meals and my mother. I am sure the same is true for many others. I can think back to my youth and recall those happy times as I grew up — and even challenging times as I grew older — all being buttressed by my mother’s presence and the smells and tastes of meals that either I shared with her or she prepared for me.