The necessity of the Bread of Life
By David Carollo – We hear the term “a new normal” lately. What does this mean? The coronavirus has brought both a rational consciousness of the need for caution and increased sanitation, but also may be bringing about a call for the abandonment of sacred traditions out of fear, perhaps even paranoia. A new normal? […]
#Godstrong: We don’t have this – but God does
By Michaelyn Hein – A strange phenomenon has plagued families in recent decades. It is the problem of children attaching more to their peers than to their parents. This “peer orientation,” as Dr. Gordon Neufeld, PhD, comments, has become so common in our society, “that we don’t realize its insidiousness.” The trouble is that children […]
Giving my “all” on the front lines of nursing home ministry
By Father Matthew Mauriello – As the chaplain of St. Camillus nursing home in Stamford, Conn., I have been reflecting on my ministry during this Covid19 situation. I was ordained in January 1988 and served as a priest in Ponce, P.R., before arriving in the Diocese of Bridgeport in 1991. After service at St. Joseph […]
For centuries, the Rosary has been victorious over things beyond our control
by Prof. Michael Ogunu – Since May is the month of the Rosary, it is a good time to reflect on the many centuries to modern days, this powerful prayer has brought victory over threatening and evil forces. Beginning in the 7th century and for a thousand years that followed, there was a great threat […]
Praying for conversions? Try the Fatima Chaplet
By Barb Ernster – The story of the conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus in Acts 9:1-20, is a fascinating read about the length and depth of God’s mercy and grace. Consumed with “murderous threats” against the disciples of Jesus after encouraging the stoning of Stephen, he longed to round them up – […]
A Spiritual Pandemic
By David Carollo – During major events, words such as pandemic become part of the dialogue of everyday life. A pandemic is defined as a disease prevalent over the whole country, or the world. No doubt we are dealing with a significant health crisis, but we need to look at this from a different perspective. […]
The Fatima call to Eucharistic reparation
By Deacon Bob Ellis – The call to Eucharistic reparation is very much a part of Fatima, but interestingly, it did not come from Our Lady. She did not ask for it during any of her six apparitions in 1917. While she did talk about turning away from sin and back to God, she spoke […]
Two visions and their connection to the ‘hour of mercy’
by Larry Maginot – Less than two years before St. Faustina received the vision from Our Lord as the image of Divine Mercy, Sister Lucia also received a vision in Tuy, Spain, depicting the supernatural dispensing of divine mercy and grace for the salvation of souls. Based on Sister Lucia’s detailed description of the vision, […]
Lent with St. Francisco: “Blessed are those who are persecuted”
In this 6th week of Lent with St. Francisco, we are focusing on the beatitude, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus stated clearly that we will be persecuted if we follow Him. He told us, “If the world hates you, realize it hated me […]
How St. John Bosco handled an epidemic
by Donal Anthony Foley – The COVID-19 coronavirus is a new threat to our society, but mankind has faced even more serious ones in the past, including the Black Death in the 14th century, when between 30-60 percent of Europe’s population fell victim to the Bubonic plague. Later, in the 19th century, a cholera epidemic […]
