On January 22, 2019, New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed into law the Reproductive Health Act. This was also the anniversary of Roe v.Wade. When the governor finished signing this bill, a suffocating wind exploded from the halls of the capitol, caused by the cheers and screams of those upstanding […]
Pope St. Stephen I—He defined the Sacrament of Baptism and it Stands to this Day
If we could travel back in time to the middle of the third century we would quickly discover the Catholic Church, although quite different from today, had many similarities to our modern-day Church. There was plenty of hierarchical infighting going on and the politics of leading the Church was in flux. In […]
Me? An evangelist?
Did you know that when you were baptized, you were anointed to be an evangelist? Yes — you, I and every Christian are meant to bring others into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. How do we do that? There are as many ways as there are people to fulfill this […]
Pentecost People
Before Pentecost, the disciples were fearful orphans subject to their whims of the moment. Sad and grieving without Jesus, they lacked self-direction and self-motivating guidance. He was their protector who promised to stay with them always. Then the mighty rushing wind of the Holy Spirit breathed into them a divine […]
Guild members are winning, publishing and practicing Acts of Mercy with their writing
“The Song of the Saw-Whet Owl”, a story written by member Ed Hara, won 1st place in the Writer’s Digest 81st Annual Competition in the Inspirational Writing category. Ed won $1000, $100 off any purchase from the Writer’s Digest Shop, and a one-year Writer’s Digest VIP membership, which includes a […]