Catholic Faith Corner

• The Holy Spirit, Our Invisible Advocate
  We’ve just celebrated the great feast of Pentecost. Did you wear red for it? Do you remember when we referred to the Holy Ghost? Spirit and ghost (from Old English gast) are synonyms, but as time passed, ghost came to mean a dead person and was frightening to children and somewhat creepy. So the Church […]
• Creation: God’s Masterpiece
  Creation Speaks of God The other day after a storm, I saw a brilliant double rainbow in the sky above our property. You can see it in my photo above. It made me think that if that rainbow is so beautiful, how much more beautiful God must be and how good he was to give us […]
• Rosary Trivia
  No doubt everyone recognizes the Rosary as a Catholic devotion. Presumably, most Catholics own at least one rosary. Chances are, they pray it while traveling or trying to fall asleep, finding it more comforting than lavender oil. Rosaries hang from rear view mirrors and are in hands of those in coffins. As I research the […]
• Mary, a Mother for Moms
  Mary Can Identify with Moms Today Recently I spoke to a group of moms and grandmothers. They requested that I talk about how Mary was a model for mothers. This prompted me to review the Blessed Mother’s life noticing how it resembled what current moms might be going through. Because it is May, Mary’s month, […]
• Encouragement vs. Discouragement
  Recently a friend who returned from South Africa told me this story. She met a woman, who had a lovely voice and composed her own songs but used to sing only for herself, family, and friends.  One day someone commented to her that she ought to share her gift with others by becoming a professional. […]