Over the years, when faced with difficult circumstances (especially our younger son’s health condition), people have told me to “be strong” or “hang in there.”  Many times, I have told myself to be strong!  However, I have not had any success simply willing myself to be strong.  This makes sense since the Bible tells us that “human strength Read more

There was a royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum; hearing that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judaea, he went and asked him to come and cure his son, as he was at the point of death.  Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and portents you will not believe!”  “Sir,” answered the official, Read more

Jesus loves us so much that he poured out every last drop of his blood for us.  “This is my blood, the blood of the covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28; see also Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20).  Our Lord is so generous that not only does he pour out Read more

Shortly after joining the Church at Easter last year, I read an article by Monsignor Charles Pope entitled “On the Spiritual Attack of Our Converts and What to Do About It.”  As the title suggests, the article discusses the spiritual war, particularly in the context of those who have been newly received into the Church.  A friend Read more

When I am first getting to know people, they will often ask whether I have children.  “Yes, I have two boys.”  “How old are they?”  “Six and nine.”  A common response is that those are fun ages.  I usually reply that our 6-year-old, Jeremy, has a rare neurological disease and so developmentally is more at a three- to six-month level, Read more

Adrienne Weaver joined the Catholic Church at Easter in 2023 and is so thankful for the Mass and the Eucharist! She loves spending time with her family and friends and reading the Word of God. She is a member of a Catholic community with a charism of treasuring sacred Scripture (Luke 2:19). Adrienne also works Read more