Worship & Religion

Surrendering is realizing that what we keep doing isn’t working

Surrendering is realizing that what we keep doing isn’t working

Surrendering is realizing that what we keep doing isn’t working

MEXICO CITY – I surrender. It’s a simple concept, which also means it carries lots of complications. It’s common to think of surrendering in military terms – something you do when you’ve lost a war.Surrendering can be very different.
The most important thing we can do in our lives is pray

The most important thing we can do in our lives is pray

The most important thing we can do in our lives is pray

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is one of the most beautiful churches in the world. If you’re walking in old city Jerusalem at 4:00 in the morning, you are likely a Christian, Jew or Muslim on the way to prayer. It’s one of the most peaceful experiences in the world.
We could all benefit from the remembrance of William Buckley Jr.

We could all benefit from the remembrance of William Buckley Jr.

We could all benefit from the remembrance of William Buckley Jr.

Do you have any William F. Buckley Jr. stamps? As I travel to different cities this fall, this has become my routine. Find a post office and buy some stamps. I may go broke on Bill Buckley stamps, but there are worse ways to spend money. Nov. 24 marks what would be Bill’s 100th birthday.
‘Be free, put not your trust in princes’ is good advice for politics

‘Be free, put not your trust in princes’ is good advice for politics

‘Be free, put not your trust in princes’ is good advice for politics

After more than a year of waiting – if you consider the enthusiasm with which the Trump campaign promised to make America Fertile Again with IVF for all – Donald Trump delivered his fertility policy announcements on Oct. 16 from the Oval Office.
Concerning the cross that Erika Kirk gave her husband

Concerning the cross that Erika Kirk gave her husband

Concerning the cross that Erika Kirk gave her husband

Soon after she began dating Charlie Kirk, Erika Frantzve – a devout Catholic – asked him: “Why don’t you wear a cross?”Kirk’s response: “I’m not a jewelry guy.” She gave him a St.
Charlie Kirk was unafraid to challenge and be challenged

Charlie Kirk was unafraid to challenge and be challenged

Charlie Kirk was unafraid to challenge and be challenged

Less than 24 hours before the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, Kristan Hawkins was speaking on the campus of Montana State University. She noticed her phone blowing up with activity. She looked.She paused.
When babies are placed in safe-haven boxes, their lives are not over

When babies are placed in safe-haven boxes, their lives are not over

When babies are placed in safe-haven boxes, their lives are not over

An article was published in the Wapakoneta Daily Newsabout the latest place for mothers to anonymously and legally surrender their newborns, with the assurance that their babies will be given the care the mothers can’t themselves provide.
Normalizing medically assisted suicide is a really bad idea

Normalizing medically assisted suicide is a really bad idea

Normalizing medically assisted suicide is a really bad idea

It’s back-to-school time in many parts of the country.Will students be painting coffins in the playgrounds? Will they have field trips to funeral homes for pajama parties?What dark planet have I come from, asking such questions?Only our next-door neighbor, Canada.
‘Joy comes from knowing that we can live on tomorrow’s joy today’

‘Joy comes from knowing that we can live on tomorrow’s joy today’

‘Joy comes from knowing that we can live on tomorrow’s joy today’

Maria “Montse” Montserrat Alvarado, president of EWTN News (the “global Catholic network”), was speaking to the women of the Knights of Columbus, gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual convention of the Catholic fraternal organization.