Do what you have to do Sister Clare Crockett knew what was important in this life. Especially near the end of her life, she gave a lot of importance to fidelity. In a video addressed to one…
Results of spiritual laziness I could have spiritual laziness in wanting to make an effort to lift my heart to God, disordered affection for others, roughness and outbursts, impatience, anger, whims, being controlled by…
An Uncommon Virtue A while ago I made a dinner in my house and—to put it in moderate terms—I'm going to say that it went pretty badly. Food was served, no doubt, and…
Help to Empty Purgatory Dear Beginner, When I was about nine years old, I came across a prayer that "frees 1,000 souls from purgatory each time it is prayed." What a deal! I began to…
5 Typical Temptations Just in case it wasn’t already clear: the devil exists and we humans are not exactly his favorite cup of tea. And since he can’t do direct harm to God,…
Live your Life “Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your vocation.” – Aristotle “We all have a vocation. We believe that God has placed us in this life…
God or Nothing A little while ago, I saw the testimony of a priest who before his conversion wanted to be Nietzsche’s superman. I was impressed because it was the typical alcohol and…
Educating Sexuality It’s a shame that so many people limit sex education to supplying information about physiological functions and proper hygiene. Of course these things are necessary but they’re not the most…
Losing Everything “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Mt 10:39). The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small,…
Was Jesus Tolerant? Dear Beginner, It seems to me that in society now, one of the most important “virtues” is tolerance. If someone isn’t tolerant, or doesn’t agree with the way the world is…
Inside Out: Love Doing the Good There was once an eleven-year-old boy whose teacher at school described him as “good looking and alert – a really smart boy.” But who also explained, “But the bad thing…
Is Halloween all that bad? To many of us, getting dressed up and going trick-or-treating does not sound like anything bad... Halloween is a very common practice, but do you really know what it is? It is…
