After reading about sloths — the animal — I wondered: why aren’t they a more popular pet? Sloths barely move (fifteen feet a minute at best) so you would never need to chase after an animal that slips out of…

Pray unceasingly.   Many a Christian has contemplated this Biblical command and wondered: How? How can I pray without ceasing?

In The Prayers & Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica, edited by Raymond Arroyo,  we see first-hand how Mother Angelica has…

Young people often buck the system and declare their independence–sometimes in completely unexpected ways.  I recently talked with three college graduates, Tyler, Jason and Joshua with degrees in electrical engineering, graphic arts, and business and finance respectively.  Joshua has also…

“Mommy, Where’s Daddy?”

Theresa looked down at her innocent little girl, just barely out of diapers.  She swallowed hard, smiled, and then told the same lie she always told her children.

“Daddy’s still at work, honey.  Now let’s get you…

Best case scenario, the sin of pride can make a fool out of you. The worst case is hell, thus its inclusion in the list of the Seven Deadly Sins.  The other six deadly sins are wrath, sloth, greed, lust,…

Not only are they out to get us, they want our children too.  “They” being the atheist stalkers that seek to undermine every shred of faith in God.  They are sometimes blatant and sometimes sneaky, but they know what they…

Perhaps the hardest question we can ask ourselves is, What is God calling me to do? The scary part is, what if God’s will is not what we want?  That’s a distinct possibility but only if we are determined to…

How forgiving are you?   When someone takes your parking space, do you brush it off or does it infuriate you?  What if a driver cuts you off?  Do you forgive inconsiderate behavior or a betrayal?  If you learn of…

My husband, Mark, and I were sitting next to each other across from an English teacher at the public high school’s parent/teacher conferences.  She and another teacher had just been laughing about something.  Turning to give us her attention, she…

Some things are meant to be shared.  Friendship with Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta is one of those things.  I personally know three people who were friends with Mother Teresa and like a second-class relic, those second-class friendships leave me…