Years ago, I noticed an unexpected phenomenon. I had recently moved to New York, and on my afternoon rush hour commute I saw people eating as they rode in the...
Sacraments
It was finally confirmation day for our teens. As I approached the first teenager, I could see on his nametag the saint’s name he had chosen for his own...
When I got up Sunday morning, December 30, 2018, I wasn’t ready for an adventure. I was staying in the guesthouse of the Arua, Uganda diocesan radio station...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: I am uncomfortable with the idea of going to reconciliation, but I would like to get some things off...
In my years of counseling, teaching, and working alongside Catholics of all ages through parish work and hospital chaplaincy, I’ve come to realize that a...
Earlier this year, a lot of (sometimes misleading) controversy swirled around the question of abortion, Catholic politicians, and communion. This isn’t a new...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My granddaughter does not want to baptize her new baby. Will the baby go to heaven if it dies? ...
The default position is that Catholics should not be denied communion except for a serious reason. The Code of Canon Law states, “Sacred ministers cannot deny...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: When I was young, I didn’t really believe in God, but got the sacrament of Confirmation anyway to make...
My husband and I married on a Saturday at the end of April, early in the Easter season and on the weekend dedicated to Divine Mercy. Connecticut was in full...
