Articles By: Joe Pisani

The Best Gift Ever November 23rd, 2024 - All her friends say Carolyn Killian gives the best birthday gift ever. The best, and that’s no overstatement. Not an Amazon gift card. Nothing from… Read More ››

God shows his healing power in grief October 11th, 2024 - Sue’s son Ben had just graduated from Fordham University and was looking forward to a career in journalism. At 22, he had a bright future… Read More ››

Jesus Can Make Old Friendships New August 8th, 2024 - Did you ever get the feeling that God puts people in your path for a reason, even if you don’t know why? A forgotten friend… Read More ››

The King Passes By July 4th, 2024 - When Jesus passes by, lives change. Even people who don’t realize who he is will change because Jesus can do all things. Some people who… Read More ››

The Power of the Blessed Sacrament May 23rd, 2024 - Miracles happen when we sit before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. We get answers we need, we receive the comfort we desire, we have a… Read More ››

Where have all the churchgoers gone? March 29th, 2024 - One afternoon when I smelled spring in the air, I took the dog for a long walk around the neighborhood, and as we passed house… Read More ››

In praise of ordinary people February 10th, 2024 - I still remember that fateful evening eons ago when my father opened my first report card, for my first semester in first grade at Sunnyside… Read More ››

Name Dropping for Beginners January 28th, 2024 - I’m a notorious name-dropper. There was the time I was five feet from Bill Clinton at an editors’ meeting in Washington—along with a few hundred… Read More ››

A Bride for Christ December 26th, 2023 - When it came time for his only daughter’s wedding, Dr. John Farens told her, “Even though I can’t walk you down the aisle physically, I… Read More ››

It’s Time for All of Us to Beg December 4th, 2023 - When I went to the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference recently, I heard a new approach on how to increase vocations to the priesthood. An approach… Read More ››

The religious life is beckoning October 20th, 2023 - The older I get, the more I realize you just have to tell the truth and let the chips fall where they may. So here… Read More ››

Bring All the Children to Jesus September 4th, 2023 - It was a typical Monday morning Mass with the usual suspects—seniors, retirees, homemakers and nonagenarians—when suddenly five minutes before starting time, a grandmother, her daughter… Read More ››

Powers of Example for the Rest of Us July 30th, 2023 - Whenever I get discouraged— and lately it happens a lot after I read the news—I try to think of people I’ve met who are what… Read More ››

The lessons of the wedding feast June 25th, 2023 - It’s June, and the wedding season is upon us, which reminds me of our wedding, when there was so much festivity the wine almost ran… Read More ››

The most important thing in your life May 27th, 2023 - When he was asked what the happiest day of his life was, Napoleon Bonaparte didn’t say being crowned Emperor of France, or any of his… Read More ››