Put God first in everything you doAugust 8th, 2021-In a public speaking class I teach, I often use famous speeches to demonstrate the power of the spoken word to students. At the top… Read More ››
Faith and the entertainment industryMay 5th, 2021-Before I start, let me say in the interests of full disclosure, that I never watch the Oscars. Not this year. Not last year. Not… Read More ››
A saint America desperately needsApril 5th, 2021-Several years ago, I discovered my birthday is the feast day of a little-known woman who lived 700 years ago and is about to be… Read More ››
A Lenten journey for the weak-willedFebruary 6th, 2021-My wife Sandy gave me the bad news— Ash Wednesday is early this year. “What are you giving up for Lent?” she asked. I shuddered… Read More ››
I can’t. Jesus can.September 8th, 2020-Avery wise man, or maybe it was a wise woman, or it could possibly have been Yoda, once taught me an important lesson: The only… Read More ››
Lord, help me!August 8th, 2020-For most of my life, when I knelt in front of the crucifix to pray, my prayer went something like this: “Lord, help me.” Actually,… Read More ››
A free gift that’s pricelessMay 8th, 2020-The coronavirus pandemic gave me a glimpse into the void, and it was frightening. Not the void in prevention. The void in the lives of… Read More ››
Friends in very high placesFebruary 8th, 2020-Years ago, I learned an important lesson about life at my summer job, where I worked the night shift on a factory assembly line that… Read More ››
The greatest destroyer of peace todayJanuary 21st, 2021-There is a famous photo from the Vietnam era of a teenage girl holding a flower up to a phalanx of National Guardsmen with their… Read More ››
How Father McGivney touched one familyOctober 23rd, 2020-Venerable Father Michael McGivney will be beatified during a special Mass October 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Earlier this year, Pope… Read More ››
The forgotten value of sufferingJuly 9th, 2020-I’ve never been a person who could endure suffering without complaining. Even a little suffering. I wish I could learn from saints like Padre Pio,… Read More ››