Never Give Up

Today is the feast of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome . So many whose names we don't even know, who shed their blood or gave the...

June ends beautifully, with the great Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. This always leads me to reminisce about the Eternal City. As I...

I am quite struck by the fact that, during this "Fortnight for Freedom," the people of the ecclesial movement Communion and Lib...

People who read this blog know that I have written a few things about my own experience in dealing with both physical and mental illness, i...

We who eagerly honor you  are unable, O Prophet, Forerunner of the presence of Christ, to extol you as it is meet to do; for by your n...

Our sixteenth wedding anniversary. Sixteen years of good times and bad, sickness and health. And five completely new human beings, created b...

There are many issues involved in the HHS mandate. There is one that should be clear to everybody: The executive branch of the United State...

I am studying the notes of the annual CL retreat given by Fr. Julian Carron. This passage strikes me, because so many in our society today ...

The mountains are stately, and the air is cool and dry. I've been waking up very early in the morning and going for long walks. I brea...

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us. We are specially blessed by the feast days of the two ...

Here is a post from June 2011 that is worth revisiting: Sometimes I am frightened by words. We have more words today than ever before in hi...

If you preach Jesus, He will melt hardened hearts; if you invoke Him, He will soften harsh temptations; if you think of Him, He will ...

"Too heavy for us, our offenses, but you wipe them away" (Psalm 65:4). I once heard our culture described as a place where ...

Everything begins, one might say, from the heart of Christ who, at the Last Supper, on the eve of his passion, thanked and praised God a...

Time seems to move more slowly in these long summer days. The kids are getting some time at the pool. I was out the other day without a ha...

The World Meeting of Families in Milan this past weekend was a beautiful event. It was one of those things that are really worth reading a...

The Janaros are just taking it easy. It's like a new experience, after four summers of Eileen commuting to graduate school. Yesterday ...

"May your love be upon us, O Lord,  as we place all our hope in you" (from Psalm 33). The people of Israel knew to place their h...

Someone recently asked me, "Why do you believe in the Trinity?" I probably could have given a better answer, but in reflecting u...

We had a happy celebration of John Paul's 15th birthday. He also celebrated the last day of school at Chelsea Academy, where he had an...