How well do you know yourself? I was forty-four years old, a mother, grandmother, and “a good Catholic,” when I hired two criminals to take care of a problem. You may wonder how I could stoop so low. Perhaps we don’t really know ourselves until we are confronted with a major crisis. More »

Have you ever noticed how many images the Bible uses to explain spiritual truths? God is described as a loving Father, a fiery warrior, and even a nursing mother. More »

The evidence of my failure was crystal clear. There it was, posted up on the bulletin board for all the world to see: I had flunked Physics 102. More »

Spiritual writers sometimes speak of being baptized as being clothed with “the garment of salvation” (see Isaiah 61:10). In baptism we are truly made into a new creation and given everything we need to live a holy and perfect life. More »

There once was an acrobat who liked to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Whenever he did, a huge crowd would gather to watch. More »

Discerning of spirits is always a delicate matter in which we need prudence so as not to become deluded and confused. We risk deluding ourselves by ascribing all our mistakes to the devil without taking serious note of the evil we all have rooted inside us, and thus without coming against it. More »

As a girl, Dalia felt there was a mystery about her family’s home. She loved the high ceilings and large windows, the stone facade, and the walled garden, where a lemon tree grew. Who had built this house? What had become of them? More »

The gospels present many exciting accounts of people being healed and restored to wholeness. But after delving into them, we wonder: Can we too experience Jesus’ healing touch? Can we be set free? More »