October 12, 2025 Sunday phone calls By Brian D. Wallace You had a beautiful voice onceSinging in the St. Theresa choirBut I remember your last voice nowShaky, singsong, ancientwishing us well over the telephoneBefore even that was taken On Sundays when the phone...
October 11, 2025 Anna was barely 2-years-old when her aunt Carolyn lost her life to suicide. More than 50 years later, her family still mourns their loss. “She was a beautiful young woman, beautiful and brilliant,” Anna said. She played the flute and oboe and...
October 10, 2025 Sometimes the first time we encounter unselfish love is in our grief. The loss of someone we love gives us an appreciation of our ability to love. It also gives us an appreciation that our love is not necessarily “perfect” because our thoughts always...
October 9, 2025 ‘Her health declined, but her faith deepened’ By Dana Keyser Ever since attending the Padre Pio Mass back in November, I’ve felt a deep calling to learn more about him and often ask for his intercession. I initially attended the Mass on behalf of my...
October 8, 2025 A message from Bill, a reader of Healing Journey: Thank you for your condolences and prayers for me and Joan. Joan left me a letter to read after she died. With her great faith that she would be with Jesus, she ended the letter with, “This is the...
October 7, 2025 October is the month set aside for the rosary, and today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. On this day in 1571, a fleet of Catholic naval vessels from Spain, Venice and Genoa were victorious over a much larger Moslem fleet in the...