It was a great blessing to read the special interview of Father Rozo Palic entitled “The Wounded Healer” in the last issue of Shalom Tidings (March/April 2026). It served as a reminder for me as a Psychotherapist and Catholic of the healing power of...
James S. Anderson
Br Matthew Marie, OSBRecent Essays
Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
Fr Dino Vanin
Fr Joseph Esper
Reflections- From Our Archives
Coming and Going: A Eucharistic Reflection
I go to Mass to worship God and to accept the gift of salvation. In Holy Communion, I find that which gives my soul all that it needs. Nevertheless, for much of my life, I did not follow the way of the Christian. I did...
Good News for the New Year and Beyond
“Nattering nabobs of negativism,” is probably the most enduring of the many alliterative pronouncements of Spiro Agnew, Vice President in the Nixon administration until forced to resign because of corruption. This...
Arthur Cyr
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Jesus’ Nephesh is the Healing Remedy
It was a great blessing to read the special interview of Father Rozo Palic entitled “The Wounded Healer” in the last issue of Shalom Tidings (March/April 2026). It served as a reminder for me as a Psychotherapist and...
A New Commandment
One of the worst sinking feelings we do not want to experience in our fast-paced world is pressing the ignition button and failing to hear the vrmmmm sound of our car awakening from its mechanical sleep.The readings (Is...
How God Keeps His Promises
“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but...
How Does a Christian Write His Biography?
If you think you’ve got a worthwhile story to tell other than reasoning it out with God, here are some tips: pray, think like a Christian, and check your memory. Many of my friends and acquaintances talk about writing...
Michael Baglino
Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.
Reparation for Sins: A Forgotten Practice
June is the month that seems to be quite renowned among those eager to celebrate “Pride“, and on the other hand, it is the special Month of the Sacred Heart for those Catholics who cherish such devotions...
Paul Suski
Illegal Migration And American Relationships
If you are like most Americans, you know many people who have lost friends over the issue of illegal migration. Even more sadly, the numbers may include your own parents and siblings. The obvious reason for the...
Deacon Kurt Godfryd
Supporting Our Widowed Permanent Deacons
Permanent deacons know, or at least they are told, what they are getting into. From the earliest stages of formation, candidates for the permanent diaconate are reminded that their marriage and their ordination are...
Deacon Gregory Webster
Acknowledging Jesus By the Way We Live
Once there was a British story named Tom Brown’s School Days; it was about a very popular boy named Tom who was a student at an English boarding school. He and a dozen other boys lived in one of...
