In his latest book entitled, The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity, New York Times bestselling author Matthew Kelly asserts: "The myriad of lies that have always swirled around Christianity have sown doubt in the hearts and minds and eroded the faith of millions.............…

This weekend, as we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the option is given of a well-known reading from the prophet Isaiah, which the Gospel writers would see as pointing to John the Baptist...........…

The early days of television gave us a perfect family series to model family life. Leave it to Beaver provided a perfectly dressed dad and mom who handled their everyday family problems of their two trouble-prone children, Beaver and Wally, in one weekly thirty-minute segment...........… 

During the four weeks before Christmas, many churches put on Christmas pageants in which the story of the birth of Jesus is acted out, usually by young children. One of my favorite Christmas stories is about one of those Christmas pageants. It took place in a small Church in a little village somewhere in New England. You may have heard it too..........…

We all have probably heard this spoken to us at some point during our lives as children, listening attentively as our parents, grandparents, or other loved ones recited fairy tales to us at our bedside, lulling us to sleep with tales of enchanted kingdoms, charming princes and dastardly villains, wizards and magical spells..............… 

Some time ago, I found an article in Entrepeneur.com entitled, “Eight Ways Practicing Patience Radically Increases Your Capacity for Success”. Not to worry – I’m not going to walk through all eight of them – but I will focus on one of them...................…

Our Christian life is often described as the people of God on a pilgrimage to meet the Father, our creator. Our journey passes through days of gloomy darkness, astonishing light, rugged mountains, and deep valleys..................… 

The Church concludes its liturgical year with the feast of Christ the King. The kind of “king” that Jesus was reveals the kind of disciple that we are called to be. Jesus came to give new life, to forgive sins, to reveal the depth of God’s love for us, and to uplift our spirits and sights to God.................…

In Chapter One of his latest book, The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity, author Matthew Kelly observes:

“If you get the man or woman right, you get the world right. Such a simple message................…

Earlier this week, the world commemorated the moment when the guns finally fell silent on the Western Front, as the armistice mercifully put an end to the “war to end all wars.” It had begun with thousands of young men eagerly marching off to the front................…

Occasionally in life we find ourselves facing a moment which is a life changing and challenging experience. It can be full of joy like seeing your first-born granddaughter for the first time or getting your first job after college. It can also be unhappy like losing a loved one or a job.    

This week we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, one of the most beautiful feasts of the entire Church year. The early Church called all believers, "saints." And the Second Vatican Council reminded us that the call to "holiness" is a universal one...............…

Back in the day, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales ran a summer camp near the head of the Chesapeake Bay along the Elk River near North East, Maryland. This is not far from where centuries before Major General William Howe landed British forces in late August 1777..............… 

A recent addition to my daily routine has been a light evening jog through Washington DC’s Brookland neighborhood. With the oppressive humidity of summer finally past, my daily run has become a rather pleasant experience..............…

God’s vision for His created world was perfect! After we were created, God expected us to get along. If anyone needed help, neighbors would be their helpers..............… 

St. Francis de Sales was a gifted spiritual guide. Beginners on the spiritual journey often thought that “bigger was better.” Long vigils, prolonged fasting, harsh disciplines and hair-shirts—these are the kinds of spiritual practices that they thought people who aspired to holiness ought to practice.............…

“Leafy falls fell all around my open-eyed awe of death.”

One wonders what the writer has in mind with that final line of a poem on Autumn. Here are my thoughts about it............…

A few days ago we celebrated the feast of the Holy Cross. We venerate the Cross of Christ because it was the means of his redemptive death on our behalf. It is a “holy” Cross, therefore, because of its role in our salvation...........… 

“Never miss an opportunity to do good. If you neglect an opportunity for doing good in the hope that something better will turn up, you will often lose the first and fail to find the second.”..........…