"I put God first in my life.” he said in an interview after Mass. “I know every day might be my last day, but as long as I’m ready, that’s all that matters.”
Who among us has not worried about the future or been burdened with regrets?
It was a surprise when I recently began to re-read the Divine Mercy in my Soul Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalski to discover that the second entry in her notebook is a prayer to calm those fears for what may come tomorrow and regrets over what has already been.
Do angels really guard us and interact with us? Paulie Ruby from Minot, North Dakota shared her story with me in was included in Amazing Grace for Mothers. It's powerful testimony that God has given us each an angel to watch over us.
What kind of mother threatens her husband to abandon their newborn? In 2015, Ruzan Badalyan threatened divorce if the father, Samuel Forrest, refused to abandon their Down Syndrome newborn. Samuel shared his story publicly.
Bullies are gunning for the righteous and innocent. Consider that they went after Jesus despite his miracles right before their eyes.
Our faith teaches us not to fear and to pray for our persecutors. Yet, self defense is consistent with our faith.
A black blob clouded Jill Metz’s vision in her right eye—a troubling development for an artist.
Metz was not one to panic, so she did nothing at first. After all, sometimes problems go away on their own. But after a couple of weeks, the black blob had not dissipated and interfered with her even reading.
Mysterious visitors at dramatic moments often appear and disappear in hospitals. I have interviewed several people over the years who have had such experiences.
Here is Katie Alveby’s touching story of such an event from Amazing Grace for Fathers.
March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, is a religious holiday that has spread into the popular culture – just like the Catholic Irish people have spread throughout our population. More than one in ten Americans are Irish.
Regardless of who your ancestors are, the saints are patrons to us all – related through the One Body in Christ. If you don’t have a drop of Irish blood, don’t let that stop you from joining in the St. Patrick’s Day celebration. After all, St. Patrick was not Irish either. He was born in 387 in Britain, which was controlled by Rome at the time.
