Faith ***** "When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger. Let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklin...

Steps Two & Three 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will...

Holy Spirit 101 I was quite advanced in age before I had a fairly firm grasp of the importance of the Holy Spirit. When I was confirmed, I c...

Called by God In just a few weeks, the participants in this year’s RCIA classes at our parish will celebrate the Rite of Election. Our Bish...

Don't permit your misery or defeats to depress you. Rather let them be steps by which you descend the deep mine where we find the precio...

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this...

Prayer     Prayer as a subject keeps coming up because we in the blogoshere seem to be forever talking about it. We ask for prayers, offer p...

Discernment    Over the past week or so, we’ve talked about some of the ways God speaks to us. I have not covered all the ways, nor delved v...

I have the same hope in God as they themselves have that there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous. Because of this,...

When I did the year long Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL), I was most taken by the call of Isaiah (Is. 6:1-13). The first reason ...

My apologies for being so lax with my posts – not that I think they will make or break anyone’s day. I have still been able to read and app...

Bishop Zubik's 1st Homily as Pittsburgh's Bishop September 28, 2007 We all need to hear what Bishop Zubik has to say. Go here and l...

As we came down our road one night early last summer, a little creature hopped across the road. I thought it was a rabbit and was pretty am...

Unfortunately, I’m seeing more and more Catholics attending what they call “non-denominational Bible studies." Attendees are almost alw...

What is faith? In Hebrews 11-1 it says, “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” I was blessed ...