April 27, 2025 Today we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Divine Mercy Sunday, which was inaugurated by St. Pope John Paul II, after he canonized St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. Born into a poor Polish family, Helena Kowalska only had a second-grade education, and yet...
April 26, 2025 “If we look at the most painful moments of our lives, when we have lost a loved one—our parents, a brother, a sister, a spouse, a child, a friend—we realize that even amid the tragedy of loss, even when torn by separation, the conviction arises in the...
April 25, 2025 Simple Joys By Patricia A. NikolaisenAs I awoke one morning early on,A flight of robins graced the lawn.Their brightness cheered my gloomy soul;For years of drabness take their toll. I take my pleasures as they come,From the gifts the Father gives His...
April 24, 2025 Since it was published in 1997, Richard Carlson’s book “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … and It’s All Small Stuff” has sold more than 25 million copies in 135 countries and been translated into 30 languages. Before his death at 45 in 2006, the...
April 23, 2025 After Jesus’s death and resurrection, the early Christians looked upon death and burial entirely differently. Unlike the pagans, they had the promise of everlasting life. From the very beginning, Catholic cemeteries were consecrated holy ground....
April 22, 2025 The following is a note from Ms. Ann, who has a message for us all. “When my son Mark died, Michael came over and cleaned out the basement, and he took two loads to the dump. No more bowling balls, no more golf clubs, no more old sewing machines. When...
