Phaith Archive
She’s had enough of election flyers; he wants to debate the candidates
It can be maddening when your mailbox is crammed with election materials day after day and the phone rings at the most inopportune times with a robo-call singing the praises of a particular candidate.
Don’t remember Vatican Council II? Let the Bridges help
I remember joining with my sisters in planning our parents' 50th wedding anniversary. It was a great time. I had the privilege of celebrating the anniversary Mass and delivering the homily. The reception was elegant. The restaurant ... beautifully decorated. The food ... delicious. Music played.
The problem of joy
It had been one of those days. It began as I woke up late, then spilled coffee on my tie as I sat in a traffic jam. That led to a missed appointment. My bad day featured some cranky phone callers, unexpected new tasks and a task left uncompleted before I headed into another traffic jam on the way home.
To heal, to serve, to love
Dr. Maureen Sapelli, a volunteering dynamo at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Buckingham, has found love in her home and peace with God, but not without personal suffering.
The young and the blessed
A young couple starts their family in St. Matthew Parish, Conshohocken, not far from their alma mater, Villanova. For Scott Hollingsworth, the road to his new home home has been a spiritual journey.
Mary comforts moms when harsh words bring suffering
“What’s the matter with you,” he shouted, looking from my screaming, writhing one year old to me. As I straightened to face him, I was on the defensive, but I tried to laugh off the remark, saying, “Nothing’s wrong with him, he’s just cranky and needs a nap.” “You’re a bad mother!” he thundered. That […]
In beauty and hard work lie the gifts of marriage
Covered in sweat and dust on a sultry afternoon in August, I was piling up 20 pound slabs of stone, while my husband of 20 years sat in a cool conference room at the college, sliding papers around a table. This do-it-yourself project did not look much like the anniversary gifts touted on TV. No pearls?
Loves lost, friendship found
Two men endured the deaths of their wives and family, then through service to their parish, found a new, strong friendship in each other.
Archived print versions of Phaith Magazine
June 2012 issue Summary of issue: After the sudden death of his wife, a father and his eight children find themselves wrapped in the love of their parish family • Anna’s advice: ‘God takes care of everything’ • We come to share not just a table, but our lives • Belief in God as creator […]