Catholic Faith Corner

• Daphne Saves Elephants, etc., in Kenya
  Some kind soul who heard I was going to Kenya anonymously sent me Dame Daphne Sheldrick‘s fascinating memoir, Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story. She learned to raise newborn elephants and saved the lives of numerous wild animals and released them. In the book alongside her memories of being a conservationist, Daphne reveals […]
• False Self-Concepts, Be Gone!
  My friend Roman Vaynshtok, a Reiki practitioner and teacher, wrote a thought-provoking article with advice for having true self-concepts and becoming the person God meant us to be. He allowed me to share it with you on my blog . . . How Beliefs Form Our beliefs and preconceptions often form quietly. They are shaped […]
• Hummingbirds: God’s Intricate Creation
  I chose an apartment on the third floor so I would be on a level with birds. One day while I was standing on my balcony, a hummingbird flew right by my nose. That was probably because of the hummingbird feeders on my neighbors’ balconies. My feeder was not a success. Ants loved it. However, […]
• 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 […]