Marge Fenelon

Since his election to the papacy on March 13, 2013, I’ve been following Pope Francis – at times actively, and at times passively, but always keeping me eye on him via the Catholic newspapers, Internet sites, and Vaticanist news bulletins. Although I was initially skeptical about what kind of pope Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio would become, I now find myself liking what I see. And hear.

I appreciate his simplicity and directness, and I appreciate even more that he practices what he preaches. He’s asked the Church to pare down, be attentive to the needs of those (more…)

Friends, I have the great pleasure of sharing with you about a priest from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee that makes my list of “People I Most Admire.” In spite of – or perhaps because of – his deafness, Fr. Christopher Klusman is one of the most joyful people I know. Read more

When doing live radio, it can happen that things don’t come out exactly as we intended them to and time whips by so fast that we don’t get the chance to clarify before the end of the show.

That happened to me today on EWTN Radio’s “At Home with Jim & Joy” with hosts Jim and Joy Pinto. We were chatting about marriage and what parents should and should not do in (more…)

Poor Ms. Daisy. She’s been going through a terribly rough time since our middle son moved out after his wedding. In fact, I believe she’s been completely traumatized.

When Luke still lived at home, Daisy slept in his bed with him whenever he slept and then nestled into the bedding alone when he wasn’t around. No (more…)

Yesterday, those of us living in the United States celebrated our Independence Day, commemorating the day in 1776 when the new American colonies declared their independence from England. Since then, each year we celebrate our freedom with parades, picnics, and fireworks all across the country.

Today, we have another reason to celebrate – this time with the universal Church – as we commemorate the release of Pope Francis’ first encyclical, Lumen Fidei, or the Light of Faith. The encyclical reflects on the Year of Faith and was begun by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI while he was still Pope. After his resignation, the (more…)