Category: JOYCE CORONEL

  • May 20, 2017

Spiritual warfare: Are you armed and ready for battle?

There were maybe a dozen or so of us in the Bible study group, seated on comfortable chairs,...
  • April 24, 2017

An invitation to hope: What have you got to lose?

Hope is a concept we can speak about blithely until everything falls apart. It’s when troubles abound that...
  • March 31, 2017

True love blossoms through friendship, faith and sacrifice

Years ago I met a man from the former Soviet Union who had grown up in a family...
  • March 2, 2017

Language of love welcomes missionary priests

They finished praying the Rosary and then started in on the singing of hymns. We sat there in...
  • January 26, 2017

Workout plan to build spiritual muscles in 2017

Ah, January. From sales on treadmills and exercise equipment to late-night commercials hawking weight-loss schemes, the country, it...
  • December 21, 2016

Welcoming spirit invites others to know and follow Jesus

I’ve been blessed to write for The Catholic Sun since 2002, and last year, I was asked to...
  • November 21, 2016

Seeing life through the lens of gratitude sparks joy

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but giving thanks to the Lord for our many blessings should be...
  • November 1, 2016

We must take a stand for Christ in our culture

If there’s one thing this rancorous political season has revealed, it’s that America is in a battle for...
  • September 12, 2016

Living faith in the public square, in spite of scorn and threats

There’s a change in the air and I’m not talking about those sub-112-degree temps as we head into...
  • August 23, 2016

Forget the fairy-tale ending: God has a better plan for you

Years ago, a wise friend offered up this little nugget: “I want my kids to experience disappointment. They...