Green Bay Packers’ elite running back, Aaron Jones. Jones lost a medallion containing some of his father’s ashes when it came loose from a chain he was wearing around his neck during a September 20 game against the Detroit Lions.
Category: Columns
Turn your worries into prayers
When asked what I do best, my immediate answer is an unfortunate habit: Worry. One should pray instead of worry, but since worrying is my very special talent, I must admit that I’ve honed and perfected it for many years.
Let us respect life in all its stages
We Catholics observe October as Respect Life Month. During October, we are asked to recommit ourselves to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable from life’s beginning to its end.
October: A month of mercy
Fall is in the air as October nears. Leaves changing colors, cooler temperatures, and football season are all things to be excited about in the fall.
Let us pray for families and fruitful marriages
Colleen Towsend Evans, a Methodist minister, listened to a talk by Mother Teresa. She was so moved by her love that she wanted to give her a big hug.
Labor Day invites us to see our work as holy
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union.
Regaining the clarity of childlike gratitude
When I was a young girl, my family frequented a farm produce stand down the road from my house. The produce there was beautiful, bright, and bursting forth throughout the summer and fall: Shiny red strawberries, sweet yellow corn, juicy orange muskmelons.
Never lose hope for others
I write this as my friend and brother-in-law lies in the hospital with COVID and pneumonia, not knowing if he will survive but hoping nonetheless.
Learning to make do with what we have
On a camping trip up north earlier this summer, I was cooking pancakes over the fire my husband built for our family of six.
The home of Bethany
Throughout the liturgical year of the Church, the feasts and memorials celebrating the saints provide opportunities to learn from their witness and ask for their intercessory prayers.