“Do not think that God is further away from you when you are in the midst of the busyness to which your vocation calls you than he would be if you were enjoying a tranquil life.”

To be a child of God
means to be led by the hand of God,
to do the will of God, not one’s own will,
to place every care and every hope in the hand of God
and not to…

Editor’s Note: The following was originally published Dec. 18, 2011 at www.stevegershom.com. The letters “SSA” stand for “Same Sex Attraction.”
Last night I received this comment on an old post. Read it, friends, and weep:
God loves you fully for…

(The following are excerpts from an address given recently by Pope Benedict XVI at Rome’s Rebbiba Prison. Although he was speaking specifically to the inmates, he is also speaking in general to us all.)
Dear brothers and sisters,
With great…

A few months back, I told my readers on my blog how to raise eight children without even trying. Today, I’m going to tell you why I never should have had eight children in the first place: had I listened…

A “Choose Life” banner hanging from the entrance gate at Seton Hall University is causing some controversy on the Catholic campus.
The banner which was put up midway through October in honor of Respect for Life month shows a picture…

Luke 10:18
And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”
There are two ways of looking at Halloween.  Sure, from a Christian perspective it’s not especially great to have the kidlets dressing up as the…

Psalm 5:6-7
Thou destroyest those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men.
But I through the abundance of Thy steadfast love
will enter Thy house,
I will worship toward Thy holy temple
in the fear of Thee.…

Luke 4:22
And all spoke well of Him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth; and they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
Monsters of pride, such as Hitler, can gain a following if they…

Luke 1:38
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”
It is possible to take a statue of Mary holding the infant Jesus and re-sculpt it so that…