The president had become a staple of our family dinner conversations. Then something clicked.
Prayer
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: Pray to God to free us of the “inhuman violence” of terrorism
“We carry in our hearts the pain of the acts of terrorism that in these last days have caused numerous victims.”
Posted inFaith, News
Charlottesville’s Catholic students are ready to heal wounds, chaplain says
“We can overcome evil with good if we stand together.”
Posted inFaith, The Word
Authentic Vision
A friend of mine received a set of virtual reality goggles last Christmas and invited me over to try them out. I was not expecting much. When I first tried VR a few years ago, I found the technology clunky and expensive, and the images were about as “real” as scenes from my 1999 version […]
Posted inFaith, The Word
Take Lord, Receive
When we try to control our life story, we actually lose our freedom.
Posted inFaith, The Word
You Are the One!
In the spiritual life, insight is the result of faith, not its cause.
Posted inFaith, News
Chaplain offers Mass aboard ship for Marines killed in crash of Osprey
Navy chaplain Father David J. Hammond said Mass in the USS Bonhomme’s Star of the Sea Chapel for three Marines who died when their aircraft went down off the coast of Australia.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope prays for Christian victims of violent attacks in Africa
The pope led pilgrims in praying a Hail Mary for the victims of the attacks at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu, Nigeria and at a mission in Gambo, Central African Republic.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
The Peacock Pin
We pin you to the unfinished saints you leave behind.
Posted inFaith, Pope Francis Homilies
Pope Francis: Vacation time should be prayer time
Summertime can and should be a time for extra prayer, a moment of peace that allows Christians to savor the joy of their relationship with Jesus and find new strength to reach out with love to others, Pope Francis said.