Shout out your faith during Pentecost Month!

The Catholic religion is first and foremost about actively bringing love and peace to a world that always seems to be in the middle of some kind of strife and conflict.

The freedom to care — Another take on the Fourth of July

I hope you all had an amazing, safe and fun Independence Day. How many of you did something on that day to help someone who needed it?

Catholics must lead the way in providing for a culture of love, respect

A few months ago I wrote a column about how Catholics had a duty to defend our Muslim brothers and sisters, those that mean us no harm, as they brave the slings and arrows of those that wish to take out their anger for terrorists on them. I had no idea the fight would come so close to home so soon.

Making babies and loving them: Starting the conversation about the joys of parenting

Happy Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to all you moms and dads out there. And to all of you who might be on the verge of becoming a parent, I say congratulations as well.

This Christmas, remember God loves you in your imperfections

It’s that time of the year when everything from serious sermons to sappy jewelry commercials and everything in between turn their attentions to taking care of others. And that’s a good thing, although we should probably be thinking about that all year.

Forgiveness conquers hate — a truth Christians should witness

The last few years have been marked by more than a few unexpected tragic incidents involving gunmen lashing out at innocent people. There are things we can do as a society to try to prevent these events in the future or to mitigate the effects of these events. And those can and will be discussed by our talking heads and our policy makers.