Some time ago, I was listening to KPIO 1570 AM (Catholic radio). They were interviewing a man from Denver, Thomas Zordani, who had written a book: Faith Finances. His story grabbed my attention, because he was speaking of his journey from homelessness to relative affluence. In his words, he had been so deeply in debt [...]

Last weekend, Fr. Hilton spoke of the three levels of love, and summarized them as emotion, commitment and sacrifice As he talked, I could picture all three. Take the first, emotion; two young kids, walking so close that they are in danger of stumbling, paying no attention to the light pole standing in their path. [...]

Have you noticed that when we see photos of old village women in Southern and Eastern Europe it looks as though they all wear the same uniform? Longish black dresses, ankle-length black skirts with white blouses and gray/white hair, also long, gathered up in buns of different styles.

We are half-way through the Year of the Priest that our beloved Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed on June 19, 2009. He did not proclaim it to glorify priests or bishops or himself. He proclaimed it to ask for our prayers on behalf of those whom God had chosen as His priests, and to [...]

This is a true story narrated, by the most part, from Carla’s perspective, because she was my aunt, and I’d known her all of my life. She was the eighth of the ten surviving children of my mother’s parents, and she was different. First: along with their great love and knowledge of the Catholic Faith, [...]

The other day I was talking with a young mother. Although she was raised as a Catholic, she is no longer practicing her Faith, and her children have not been baptized. Yet, she still calls herself “Catholic.” She voluntarily brought up the question of her children’s Baptism, saying that she always intended to have her [...]

Those of us who are a few years more than 12 will remember Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. I was in Italy when his TV show was the most popular in the United States, but we heard of him; and he was on national TV, NOT on EWTN! Of course, today no one would dare give [...]

The other day, I heard of a new Christmas ad, which appeared on city buses in some states. The ad shows a couple of smiling young people, all decked out, with presents in the background. The caption says: “No God? No problem!”

The other weekend, Fr. Hilton read us part of the Manhattan Declaration, a document that was drafted by the following three Christians:

Most of us have something that belonged to one of our ancestors: a photo, a Rosary, a desk, a piece of jewelry, some embroidery work, you name it. We treasure it, because it reminds us of someone who came before us, and because usually, if it has stood the test of time, it is beautiful. [...]