When we hear the word “prophetic”, we might think of the Old Testament prophets who time and again tried to bring the people of Israel back to God and thus paving the way for the coming of the Savior. Isn’t that still true in our world today? We continue to Read more
As married people living in the world, we have the principal role to help one another — especially our spouses and children — to learn to love the material world correctly. This is part of our call to holiness as described by the documents of Vatican II Council. The faithful, Read more
This new outlook on life begins with our view of material things. How do we affect them and how do we let them affect us? In other words, do we control them or do they control us? We have to learn how to do the following: – to affirm material Read more
Would you agree that each community of religious and clergy are called to live a particular spirituality? I think most of us would. I wonder, however, if we have ever considered marriage in that same light. Do we realize that married persons also are called to live a particular spirituality? Read more
“There will be an assault on the institution of marriage,” Santorum promised his audience. “Why? Because the left knows that they can’t really have government come in and take control of everything unless they destroy the family. Unless you destroy the family and destroy the Church they cannot ultimately be Read more
As of today, Mark and I have been married for 27 years. I find it somewhat amusing in a not at all funny kind of way that things seem to have come full circle since the day we were married. Girls are back in bell bottomed hip-huggers, baby-doll tops, flip Read more
No offense to my wonderful theologian friends… St. Teresa once asked Jesus why He didn’t tell some learned theologian to carry out the work He’d given her. He replied, “Theologians will do nothing to enter into personal communication with Me. Repulsed by them, I must choose women to open to Read more