The 7 Great Prayers

Returning home from the doctor when you have just been diagnosed with colon cancer, many things go through your mind.  Am I going to die?  What will my wife do?   …

Healed, Not Cured

One day as Jesus was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem, and the power …

How Do You Eat an Elephant?

“O Lord, help me to remember that nothing is going to happen today, that you and I together, can’t handle.”  Amen. Most of the people I see who are incarcerated …

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, …