Many of us know someone who is planning a “dry January.” While there can certainly be benefits to abstaining from alcohol or other pleasures, doing
My last column, “Good Intentions Are Not Enough,” warned against substituting intentions for the examination of results. It warned, too, of depending on our efforts
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for January 2026 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. God communicates most clearly to us through Catholic Doctrine.
I recently visited the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. I am always fascinated by the way someone takes items destined for the garbage
A Political Analysis Through the Lens of Soft Power Within the hallowed halls of the Vatican Apostolic Library, a repository of human knowledge that has
I was born in Soviet Russia one and a half years before Hitler’s attack on the Soviet Union. Soon thereafter, a major modern war began
During Advent and Christmas seasons, Catholics’ attention focus mainly on “baby” Jesus. So, too, we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and contemplate Jesus’
As the Jubilee Year wound down, I was able to make a pilgrimage to Rome with several families from my parish. This is very late
In a world where the music filling the airwaves can go out of style, the Christmas season brings music steeped in tradition. At least for
On leaving Rome in 1223 St Francis of Assisi made for the Rieti Valley and back to the hermitage of Fonte Columbo where he had
It’s that ‘full of wonder’ time again. Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to
Christmas is the time of gift giving. And when we try to give gifts to those we hold dear to us we want it to
Young Hayden’s Recovery: A Christmas Healing Miracle When seven-year-old Hayden was admitted to St Joseph’s Intermediate Paediatric Care in March this year, his prognosis was
When I was younger, my mother hosted a seasonal trip for the senior citizens at our parish in Metro Detroit. She would choose a Catholic
With Christmas coming up around the corner, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some connections in sacred Scripture
My community theater company’s 2025 holiday production got an unexpected and unprecedented advertisement by none other than the Pope himself. In November, Pope Leo XIV
Let’s continue our Advent journey in the next few days because December brings a unique tension that shapes the modern Christian spirit. While society celebrates
Originating decades ago in Southern Italy, this Catholic-inspired event of family-gathering is a very popular Italian-American Christmas Eve tradition. Known in Italian as Festa del
Caution: This column contains accounts of life in the Auschwitz maternity barracks, which may be deeply disturbing to some readers. As you read these words,
A revolution obliterates an institution, tradition, or country and a new institution, tradition, or country is created. A reformation is where an institution, tradition, or
When you hear someone described as a “Scrooge,” that means miserly, miserable, and greedy, right? Well, the other side of Ebenezer Scrooge – the way
There is an old saying that ‘comparison is the thief of joy.’ Comparison slips quietly into our hearts the way a pickpocket moves through a
