Articles By: Joe Pisani

Put God first in everything you do August 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 ››

Jesus, the personal assistant who never fails August 4th, 2021 - While I’m lying in bed in the morning, halfway between sleeping and waking, I say, “Good morning, Jesus,” which is how St. Teresa of Calcutta… Read More ››

Faith and the entertainment industry May 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 needs April 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 ››

An ordinary Joe who does extraordinary things March 6th, 2021 - All my life I’ve been surrounded by Josephs. Maybe it’s an Italian thing because some of them were Giuseppes. My father was Joseph, the carpenter.… Read More ››

A Lenten journey for the weak-willed February 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 ››

Just in time for Christmas—political grudges December 7th, 2020 - Some of my relatives and friends have put nasty warnings on social media that go something like this: “If you voted for——(fill in the blank),… 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 priceless May 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 places February 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 today January 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 family October 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 suffering July 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 ››

Nana, Papa, everybody up there, pray for us! April 29th, 2020 - Sometimes I look up to heaven in frustration and grumble about the way things are in the world, my country and—let me not forget—my family.… Read More ››