Michael Denson lives in a state where 87 percent of the residents support the death penalty. As far as the Frisco, Texas man is concerned, that's all the...
Personal spirituality
Read U.S. Catholic’s coverage of personal spirituality, offering insights, stories, and resources to nurture your prayer, discernment, and spiritual growth.
Six years ago, Sharyn Gildea descended to the darkest place a mother could possibly go. David, her handsome, sweet son, plagued by depression and drugs, hanged...
For nearly 40 years gastroenterologist Donald Douglas of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania practiced medicine in the traditional way. He worked in comfortable medical...
When Ed Smith retired from his law practice, he and his wife, Linda, dreamed of all the things they would do. But three months later, he was diagnosed with...
These people of faith are volunteering outside the box when it comes to serving those in need. Read on to learn how they are putting their faith to work and...
I worked for more than a decade as the editor of a busy little weekly newspaper, and I often complained that the people who stopped by my office “just to...
The Body of Christ is the best medicine for body and soul, regardless of whether we are "worthy" to receive him. "Are you a priest?" There...
I often teach men and women who return to college later in life to complete a degree. It is not unusual that some of them are older than I am, and I often...
Aging. In a go-get-’em, hyper world, it is a dreaded companion, a sign of inevitable decline and, eventually, death. Yet what the world sees as an ending...
The spiritual side of getting older. The signs are plentiful. You begin to pay attention to those drug ads on the evening newscasts promising relief from...
