Death did not overcome him

Coping with the deaths of his parents, son and wife, Frank Marx always relied on God – and God healed his broken heart.

Hot meals, warm hearts

Aid For Friends volunteer Anne McGoldrick keeps the group’s outreach network strong, one home visit at a time

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Teach by your actions, because children are watching

We have truly been challenged as Catholics in this most recent election. Putting aside our political hats for a second (or for at least the next “400 words or less”), what it forced us to do personally is think long and hard about how we are teaching our boys to be pro-life.

Holiday dilemma: Feast with the in-laws or your own family?

This situation is not unique to Maria and John. Many families struggle with similar situations. It is important to remember that the joining of two people in marriage is also the joining of two families, each one with their own customs and traditions. There must be some compromise from each spouse.

Suffering, precious, ornery man: God’s best creation

After having reflected in previous months on the truth of God as Creator, we turn our attention now to the teaching of the Catholic Church on man as the centerpiece of his creation.

Exercising those gratitude muscles

I have heat. I have light. I am connected to the interwebs. The refrigerator is astonishingly clean. And for all these things I am grateful. Last week we had no light, no heat, and the internet — far from being my window on the universe — had shrunk to a tiny shutter I occasionally peeped through on my phone.

The Bridges rely on their heavenly helpers, the saints

“Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony please come around, something has been lost and cannot be found.” I cannot tell you how many times I, like many of you, have offered this prayer and miraculously found something that was lost. Thank you, thank you, thank you!November is the month during which the Catholic Church remembers, in a special way, the souls of the faithful departed. We pray for those who have died, particularly our relatives and friends. We know through faith that our prayers aid those in purgatory on their journey to heaven.

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Oh, those toes! They’re cute and (usually) clean, those tiny feet of babies, like those of little James, playing with mom Eileen DiTore. No wonder they’ve become a symbol of the pro-life movement, which gets added attention during October, Respect Life Month. See details for this year’s program at the USCCB website, and ponder the […]