"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices ...

Sometime the timing of events makes one pause for reflection. Like last week’s timing of Ash Wednesday followed by Valentine’s Day. While so much of our society was scurrying to find the right way to ...

Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16 or 10:2-12. Both the long form and the short form of ...

A friend who married in the 1950s told me that she was advised in marriage preparation never to refuse her husband conjugal intercourse. This pastoral policy was often understood as “once married, ...

"Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love is by far the truest type of love." —Unknown "A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." —Oscar Wilde Source: ...

“Think now and then that ‘there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you.’” — Charles Dickens “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ ...

As I write, I hear explosions all around me. Neighbors and communities shooting off fireworks commemorating “… bombs bursting in air (that) gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.” ...

The Christmas holiday season is a time of year when people spend extra time with family and friends engaging in various holiday customs, traditions, and rituals. However, for others, the Christmas ...

While relationships might fall apart without necessary sacrifice, there’s a hidden nuance that truly determines how deeply these gestures impact your relationship. In every relationship, partners make ...

Crisis often brings out the best in people. In the midst of the current pandemic and its varying effects on all of us, we are witnesses to many stories of love and sacrifice. There are no words of ...

"Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love is by far the truest type of love." —Unknown "A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." —Oscar Wilde Source: ...