Never Give Up

Pope Leo’s message to the Jubilee for Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers is not only an extraordinarily rich statement, it also...

I am continually learning the truth that Father Giussani always emphasized about the concrete meaning and fulfillment of our existence. We d...

Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Martha of Bethany along with her sister Saint Mary of Bethany and their brother Saint Lazarus (the lat...

"The Lord always listens to us when we pray to him. If he sometimes responds in ways or at times that are difficult to understand, it i...

"Today we celebrate the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly , centered on the theme: 'Blessed are those who have not l...

The end of July marks a "Jubilee event" in Rome for "Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers" — people who use the...

July 25: Happy Feast of Saint James, first martyr among the Apostles! "King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm th...

God gives us everything. Right now, we exist because He is giving us the very reality of ourselves . His love gives me each breath that I t...

I’m geeking out! On July 20, 1969, Bob Prevost was a 13-year-old kid in Chicago. I was a 6-year-old kid in New York. We both did the same th...

When I look at myself after six-decades-and-two-and-a-half years of life, it's hard to avoid the crushing sense that I have become a me...

" God revealed the person’s destiny by revealing himself; he made known the name of human destiny through his presence; he intervened i...

The story of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the "Lily of the Mohawks,” is dear to people of every heritage, but especially to Catholic Native...

Here is Pope Benedict (of very happy memory) preaching about Saint Benedict, the 6th century “father of Western monasticism,” whose current...

Pictured: Shrine of the 120 Martyrs in Taiwan. The memorial of “Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions, Martyrs” on July 9 th celebrates ...

Magnolia Tree Blooming in Summer 2025.

H ow hard it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. I am a rich man. Our family is rich in material possessions and conveniences, in...

“Summer Scene” (Evening). July 2025.

It's the evening of July 4, 2025. The horizon grows dim with the twilight. All around, there are the sounds of pop pop boom as people co...

I know that I haven't been writing much lately. There are too many words going around, words of deception, words of insult and mockery, ...

We must not forget that Ukraine is still struggling against Russia's brutal invasion and ongoing war of aggression. Recently, Putin has ...

Ah, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.  So many things could be said about these two Apostles—whose ministries were so fundamental for ...

Let's continue to pray to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for peace in these times of great danger and fragility in our poor suffering wor...

"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and h...

Luigi Giussani emphasizes that the Mystery which is the Source of everything, in revealing Himself as "Father," shows Himself to b...

Happy Feast of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist!  Today is my "name day" (along with many other more important things). We some...

From Sunday: Beautiful witness of Pope Leo to the grace of Christ's presence in the Blessed Sacrament.

Eileen and I had a very happy 29th wedding anniversary. I was able to have a dozen roses delivered this morning, but in a very “2025 fashion...