In a chapter entitled “On Slander” in his Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis de Sales wrote: “Do not say that so-and-so is a drunkard even though you have seen him intoxicated, or that so-and-so is an adulterer even if [...]
Anyone even remotely familiar with St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal , the Visitation Sisters or the Oblates of St Francis de Sales will grasp the joy that floods one’s heart in seeing or hearing the name of [...]
I remember as a young child enjoying television shows such as The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family. Television shows often highlighted the tenderness, compassion, and frustrations of motherhood in humorous and insightful ways. And I always saw them as [...]
When we allow our human heart to be surrounded by God's heart, we find joy and hope in the nooks and crannies of each moment and God present in every wrinkle of our day. This awesome love that God has [...]
By this point, I am sure that we are familiar with the term “fake news.” The term itself refers to a type of news that is found in traditional news (print & TV) and in social media websites that has [...]
Today (May 31) the church celebrates the Feast of the Visitation of Mary, recalling the event where the mother of Jesus travels to the home of her aging cousin, Elizabeth, mother of John the [...]
As our senior high school students prepare for their upcoming graduation, their thoughts and memories may begin to turn to the many spaces which defined their experience of high school: The classrooms where they aced tests, debated with teachers, [...]
In the reconciliation room of my church hangs a painting of the “Woman Caught in Adultery” crafted by Brother Mickey McGrath, OSFS. In that depiction the angry crowd stands to the left and the humiliated woman stands to the right. [...]
In Part 3 of the Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis reflects on how husbands and wives contribute to each other’s holiness: "The union of husband and wife in holy devotion . . . is the best and most fruitful [...]
In John 12: 20- 33, a number of Greeks approach Philip with this request: "We would all like to see Jesus." Can't we all relate to that desire? Where do we look for Jesus? Up the sky? Far away places? [...]
