I hobbled down the darkened stairwell of the Upper East Side flat in New York City. My steps were unsteady. My left arm held the banister tightly. My right arm clutched my abdomen. It was burning in pain. I walked out onto the street alone in the dark. It was in September of 1919. I was twenty-one years old and I had just aborted my baby.
Pope Francis reportedly said, “Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it.” … “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that.”
October 16 is the Feast of St. Margaret Mary. Jesus revealed his Sacred Heart to her to show humanity that he is a God of love who is not to be feared. He asked humanity to make reparation for their indifference …
On August 20th, Pope Francis responded to the recent reports of the sexual abuse crisis. He wrote a letter addressed to the People of God (the Catholic Church). In his letter he implores us to use the spiritual weapons of …
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A conference was held in Rome on April 7, called Catholic Church: Where Are You Going? Only a Blind Man Can Deny That There Is Great Confusion in the Church. Cardinals, bishops, priests and lay faithful issued a Declaration in …
On Ash Wednesday, a lone gunman killed 17 people and wounded 15 in a high school in Parkland, Florida, ironically named last year as “the safest place in Florida.” See the Ash Wednesday Cross in the photo below on the …
Dear John, I received your email in which you accuse me of “idolatry” for honoring the Blessed Mother Mary. You may remember that the Holy Spirit said through her, “All generations will call me blessed.” (Luke 1:48).
The short, stocky man in his early 40’s stood next to me. He lifted his eyes up towards the wall of the house and began praying the Hail Holy Queen prayer five times. I was at a prayer meeting in …
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On the vigil of 9/11, 2017, I was visiting my daughter in Kalispell, Montana, 50 miles from the raging, destructive, wildfires that darkened the setting sun with a haze of smoke. I was also concerned for our winter office in …
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God told King Solomon, “If then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14).