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Category: Features

Remembering our mothers who have died

Posted on May 9, 2024May 7, 2024 in Features
Remembering our mothers who have died

By Kathy Berken On Deck It has been 50 years this month since my mother, Isabelle Marie Greif, died from …Read More

Question Box: Explaining the differences between forms of counseling

Posted on May 2, 2024Apr 30, 2024 in Features
Question Box: Explaining the differences between forms of counseling

By Fr. Thom Hennen Question Box Q: What is the difference between pastoral counseling, spiritual direction and mental health counseling? …Read More

Question Box: Purification of vessels

Posted on Apr 25, 2024Apr 24, 2024 in Features
Question Box: Purification of vessels

By Fr. Thom Hennen Question Box Q: Who can purify the vessels at Mass and when should this be done? …Read More

Catholic stories of drama, decisions and inspiration

Posted on Apr 25, 2024Apr 23, 2024 in Features
Catholic stories of drama, decisions and inspiration

By Tim Walch Book Review A review of “150 People, Places, and Things You Never Knew Were Catholic,’ by Jay …Read More

I know that God is guiding me on this difficult journey

Posted on Apr 25, 2024Apr 24, 2024 in Features
I know that God is guiding me on this difficult journey

By Jenna Ebener A reflection As I have mentioned in past articles, I have been going through some personal darkness …Read More

My journey to God on the road to Assisi

Posted on Apr 18, 2024Apr 16, 2024 in Features
My journey to God on the road to Assisi

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! In the quiet countryside of Assisi, Italy, I awoke on Easter Sunday to …Read More

Luke 17:20-21: Heaven is between us

Posted on Apr 18, 2024Apr 16, 2024 in Features
Luke 17:20-21: Heaven is between us

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer A great spiritual issue, right after “Where is God?,” is “Where is the kingdom of …Read More

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