It is springtime when my fancy usually turns to baseball. Though I have never been a St. Louis Cardinals fan, they have usually been a part of any baseball conversation, especially when we lived in St. Louis...
Now that Pope Francis has gone to the House of the Father, it is normal, logical and natural to ask the pivotal question: After Francis’ charismatic pontificate, in which direction will the Church move...
The conclave begins again in Rome where cardinals from around the world will come together to pray for the Holy Spirit’s descent and to choose the next Bishop of Rome. This process and the ancient rituals have...
Early in World War II, Nazi Germany defeated and occupied the country of France. One day a German soldier, a devout Catholic, went into a small village church for Mass; aside from the French priest, he was the only one...
Are these orders from Jesus (Luke 6: 27-37) a string of exaggerations designed to shock us? NO! We all know very well that Jesus means every single one of these statements, shocking and nearly impossible to implement as...
Every time my wife and I go to a Costco, I head for their small table featuring best-sellers at discount prices. To my surprise Hope, the new autobiography of Pope Francis was available. It had been on my list so I put...
In 1996, the American singer & songwriter, Sheryl Crow, wrote and performed a song that made its way to the Billboard Top Ten and earned her a Grammy. Entitled If It Makes You Happy, the lyrics go like this… If it...
After a weekend of football and the presidential inauguration, my problem is not that I had nothing to write about but that there were just too many interesting topics from which to choose. Unfortunately, most of the...
A constant theme in the presentations I make through Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry, my apostolate, is that of forgiveness, beginning with forgiving ourselves. We are forgiven. Amen? We may know that in our heads, but is...
One of my favorite movies—one that’s always shown on TV every year on February 2—is Groundhog Day, which is widely considered one of the best comedies ever made. As many of you no doubt know, it stars actor...
Where does one begin when doing missionary work? I am writing as someone who was assigned to a mission three years ago and I am still in this assignment. I am new to being on mission. I did not know that my journey...
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