Never Give Up

All of our life is related to our destiny. This is what makes reality attractive. The more we become aware of this, however, the more vul...

"Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.  For since death came through man, the r...

We had our Thanksgiving with "everybody," with all the kids home (there won't be too many more holidays like this--life is ...

Happy St Cecilia's Day! Thank God for MUSIC.🎵🎵💗 There are many kinds of music that stir within us, in different ways, a longing fo...

Today's world remains a world in search of progress. People insist on the imperative to build a more just and equitable society, in w...

Jesus said: "Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me...

Prayer for a Friday : Jesus, on the Cross  you wholly embraced every person. You have given yourself  with an infinite ineffab...

Today the Roman calendar celebrates the remarkable Saint Gertrude of Helfta, a medieval woman who made a powerful impression on German Th...

At my bedside I have an area that's a little bit like what the Byzantine tradition calls a "beautiful corner." It's n...

The first American citizen to be canonized (she was born in Italy) was Francesca Cabrini (1850-1917), and she was a boss ! I mean, of cours...

Here is a common maxim: "Love the sinner, hate the sin." We do run up against certain limits with this way of speaking. If I ...

"By the Lord's example  the faithful were called upon to believe that— although there ought not to be any doubt  abo...

Meet the New Boss. "To the citizens of Russia. The Provisional Government has been deposed. "State power has passed into th...

"Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are His judgments and how unsearchable His ways! For...

It has been a warm and dry Autumn season until recently, with a disappointing lack of color. Now we're finally getting a bit of rain, a...

I appreciate a very wide range of music. As I have grown older, I feel like I have become more aware of the enormous variety in musical exp...

Saints and holy souls come from every time and place and all manner of circumstances. Indeed, the embrace of God's love in Jesus Chri...

Pope Francis says there are Pharisees in the Church today. Some people say, "When he refers to 'Pharisees' he's talkin...

"Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, b...

October 29th commemorates Blessed Chiara "Luce" Badano, an Italian girl who died of osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in 1990, a fe...