It’s Friday, and I Have a Date!

My mom was a very spiritual woman.  One of her favorite devotions was to attend mass on the nine first Friday’s of the month, in honor of the Sacred Heart …

My Children Have Lost the Faith

Not a week goes by that I don’t speak with someone who is distraught because their son or daughter has lost the faith.  Yet, rarely is it discussed in public, …

Lord, Teach Me to be Faithful

The reward of being ‘faithful over a few things’ is just the same as being ‘faithful over many things’; for the emphasis falls upon the same word; it is the …

Growing Older is a Blessing

The just shall flourish like the palm tree, shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon.  Planted in the house of the LORD, they shall flourish in the courts of our …

Time is All We Have

Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. –Unknown Eight years ago yesterday, I had cancer surgery.  It was a scary time, but one that I …