Exciting news! Paraclete Press is publishing my new book, a revised version of Saints at Heart: How Fault-Filled, Problem-Prone, Imperfect People Like Us Can Be Holy. Here’s a description of the book:
Saints at Heart: How Fault-Filled, Problem-Prone, Imperfect People Like Us Can Be Holy
Saints at Heart presents an engaging picture of the spiritual life as […]
Catholics in our parishes are raging with anger over priests’ sexual abuse of minors, seminarians, and others. And over bishops covering it up. Our anger over this horrific evil is completely justified. Many would like to do something about it, but are not sure what they can do beyond raging. I suggest we can […]
Every year I celebrate the anniversary of my baptism with a day of prayer, renewing my personal relationship with the Lord and my decision to follow him as a disciple.
On August 17, 1941, a hot and muggy Sunday afternoon, I was baptized at St. Anne Church in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania. My parents and […]
On July 22 we celebrate the feast day of the wonderful St. Mary Magdalen. Over the centuries, the memory of this great saint has been clouded with misinformation. We incorrectly identify her with other New Testament women. And we falsely accuse her of being a prostitute, an error made by many other saints and […]
I recently joined Brandon Vogt for a video interview about The Angry Christian over at his excellent blog, BrandonVogt.com. Watch below!
Topics Include:
2:40 – Why this book is so needed today
3:31 – How anger can, in fact, be a gift
4:16 – Why suppressing your anger makes things worse
5:34 – How to distinguish between good and bad anger
7:05 – Getting control […]
Exciting news! Paraclete Press is publishing my new book, a revised version of The Angry Christian. Here’s a description of the book:
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The Angry Christian: A Bible-based […]
Our Sunday Visitor has just published a new book that I put together, titled Think Right, Live Well: Daily Reflections with Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
Here’s a description of the book:
Think Right, Live Well introduces readers to the spirit and thought of Fulton Sheen, the greatest Catholic media evangelist of the 20th-Century. In the 1950s, […]
I have in my file and reproduce here two letters that I believe were sent by the Holy Spirit. I will give the background to each letter and share its significance.
Letter One
In February 1973 at prayer one day I thought I heard the Holy Spirit say that he wanted me to move to Ann […]
For the past decade I have attended daily Mass at my parish. I gather at 7 a.m. with a community of men and women who have become my close friends. When I decided to write this book I asked many of them to tell me about the effect daily Mass has had on their […]
“Into your hands I commit my spirit.” Psalm 31:6
On December 25th we celebrate Christmas. With delight and excitement we welcome the birth of Jesus, God himself, who has come to be with us. On the next day the church has us reflect on the stoning of Stephen, the first martyr. Here the […]
