Lent scares the daylights out of me.
Every year I spend weeks trying to think of The Thing To Give Up or The Thing I Will Start Doing, wringing my hands all the while.
In recent years, in fact, I’ve looked up and realized three to four days have passed and I still haven’t done (or not done)...
When you need some prayers you probably have a few friends that immediately come to mind because you are certain their prayers work. Isn’t that a wonderful identity to have? I don’t think people would think of me in this way. Sure I pray almost every day, but storming heaven with prayers for others, I...
The editors of St. Anthony Messenger work really hard to bring our readers interesting, inspirational, informative — and fun — articles. In October 2011, we started our “Living Simply” column as a way to help all of us slow down, pare back and try to make life a little less...
When’s the last time you ransomed the captive or counseled the doubtful? No, they’re not high on my to-do list either. But I was recently challenged by the fact that they are high on Jesus’ to-do list for us and for the Church.
I had to make a lengthy drive recently and decided to pass the time by...
Picture this fictional, yet accurate, scenerio: It’s 1959, and St. Procopius Catholic School is flourishing. There are two of every grade and 18 religious sisters who serve the students. Sister Mary Pius has recently told all the eighth-grade boys that God may be calling them to the priesthood, and six of...
