“I am only a man, just like you,” time after time Brother André Bessette reminded petitioners who came to him. More »

Our Lady is absolutely unique among all God’s creatures, because she stands in a special relationship to the Most Holy Trinity. She is the loving daughter of God the Father. She is the loving mother of God the Son. She is the loving spouse of God the Holy Spirit. More »

Savers and Discarders*: Not till I was taking down our first Christmas tree did I become keenly aware of an important difference between my new husband and me. Phil watched as I tenderly wrapped the special ornaments from family and friends, then with equal care, packed the cheap Wal-Mart ones back into their original packages. More »

As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, we read in the Gospel that Joseph had just been told in a dream to go to Egypt with his family because the life of the baby Jesus was in danger. More »

Christmas trees go up the day after Thanksgiving and go out the day after Christmas, just before the ritual of returning and exchanging gifts. The time in between is a flurry of parties, shopping, and school events. More »

When the street corner Santa asked Richard and Bernie what they wanted for Christmas, the four-year-old identical twins had their answers ready: “Some Lincoln Logs and a doctor kit and a Lionel Train that makes real smoke.” And there was something else. More »

In her autobiography, "The Story of a Soul", St. Thérèse of Lisieux describes an inner struggle that many of us can relate to. As she describes it, she was oversensitive, overly dependent on other people’s opinions of her, and convinced that her happiness was dependent on her ability to please others. More »

There’s no other way to say it: St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was in love with God. He was so impelled by a burning desire to make Jesus known and loved, in fact, that he threw all his talents and energies into helping others develop a personal relationship with God by embracing Jesus Christ in their lives. More »