Never Give Up

We still have two tricky treaters, but they're not going to scare anybody. Teresa is dressed respectfully in a manner inspired by va...

As October runs its course, Autumn colors are in the fullness of their flair. Autumn sunsets light up the sky in the early evening, as t...

Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete's funeral was celebrated yesterday in New York. Sadly, I'm in no condition to travel. But thanks to a  m...

It's hard to believe it was eight years ago that Josefina Janaro was surprisingly born (she wasn't expected until December). Sh...

I belong to the generation that spanned the entire pontificate of the man we now know as St. John Paul II. Even now, I speak about "...

I call this "21st Century Still Life." Anyway, these are my riches, haha! Jesus looked upon the rich young man, and loved him...

O God, I give thanks to You. How amazing is the design of Your wisdom for the human race. You have willed to manifest and glorify the Myster...

"May the world of our time, which is searching, sometimes with anguish, sometimes with hope, be enabled to receive the Good New...

Mercy has been a topic of much discussion recently. Sometimes it seems like we're trying to put "mercy" in a box and dol...

All Magnificat  subscribers take note: There is a "Great" Conversion Story  (really) between the prayers for Friday and Saturday ...

It's difficult to see things through the window in weather like this! Rain, rain, rain. My old bones don't like it much. But...

People can ignore their hearts, or try to satisfy them in ways that don't work. They can pretend to have achieved happiness on the...

"For God who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory o...

It was a very exciting baseball season, but alas, until March (or mid-February, if we're talking about opening of training camp) the ...

In yesterday's post, I wrote about Mary's love, the little things of daily life, and the small beads of the rosary. If we learn f...

The Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima, as guest in our house in January of 2012. Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and it is a wonde...

When I woke up this morning, I felt ready for the day –  ready to accomplish all sorts of things. After one fix-it project, however, I...

The feast day of the incomparable Saint Francis of Assisi brought beautiful Autumn weather with it this year. We have a cheap statue of...

The Pope said something in a recent homily that struck a chord with me. He was emphasizing that prayer is real, that it comes "from...

Her sister was reading to her about the happiness of heaven, and Therese said, "That is not what attracts me.... [Rather] it...