I had never sung for a funeral before. My Grandma B, whom I loved dearly, had died and her Catholic funeral was being planned. I was already singing in church choir and wanted to sing for her funeral.
At the cemetery, after the funeral, I was standing in the snow, shivering and crying. When was this nightmare going to end? [Click to read full story.]
Alec Clark, a young man from our community, recently made his first vows, officially becoming a Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate. [Click to read an excerpt from his recent letter]
During college, when I had grown lukewarm in my faith, God allowed trials in my life that continually serve as reminders to stay close to Him. One such event occurred while commuting to school in the late 70’s. On a sunny morning following a Nor’easter, I hit a patch of ice and lost control of my vehicle. The car sped up while bouncing back and forth against the snowbanks on both sides of the road. [Click to read the full story.]