Catholic Faith Corner

• Freedom Isn’t Free
  On July 4 we celebrate the birthday of our nation when we became free from Britain’s tyranny. More than that, we celebrate the freedoms that are the bedrock of our society. As our Declaration of Independence states, all people are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and […]
• Sacred Heart, Symbol of Love
  The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the focus of our devotion in the month of June. (Each month has a particular focus. For example, May is devoted to Mary.)  Appropriately the United States Bishops consecrated the United States to the Sacred Heart on June 11 this year (2026). Why the Sacred Heart? A heart symbolizes […]
• Eucharist, Our Sacred Meal-Replay
  An Amazing Gift I think this is the third and last post that did not reach subscribers. On Holy Thursday we heard the story of how Jesus instituted the Eucharist. And lately the Mass readings have to do with this sacrament. Jesus took some bread and said, “This is my body,” and then he held […]
• Mary, a Mother for Moms Replay
  Mary Can Identify with Moms Today I believe this is another post that did not reach subscribers. So here it is again. 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 […]
• Encouragement vs. Discouragement Replay
  Through some glitch in the system, three of my posts did not reach subscribers. So I am sending them out again! (This also gives me some extra time as I prepare to go to Africa next month!) Recently a friend who returned from South Africa told me this story. She met a woman, who had […]