Making a Difference

It’s that special time of the year again when kids start heading back to school. And for those who have discovered the fun of learning, school is... (Read more)

The Catholic Church preaches, teaches and practices total nonviolence. This statement is not true regarding the Catholic Church today. But it... (Read more)

Think to a time when you were hungry. Remember how it felt, a bit uncomfortable, right? You may have even said, “I’m starving!” But you knew that... (Read more)

For most of us living in the Northern Hemisphere fresh fruits and vegetables are now in abundant summer supply for our sustenance and... (Read more)

If someone’s house was on fire would you pour gasoline on it? Well the answer is obvious: Of course you wouldn’t. Yet that is very similar to what... (Read more)

World Refugee Day, June 20, came and went with hardly a notice. I almost missed it.  Sadly, little mention was given in the secular and even... (Read more)

The highly relevant quote, “Budgets are moral documents,” has been arguably attributed to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. But if he didn’t coin that... (Read more)

As I was trying to discern what God wanted me to write about, I walked into my 16-year-old son’s bedroom to discover a military calendar hanging... (Read more)

Jesus said to his first disciples, and to all future disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give... (Read more)

“A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system,” warns Pope Francis in... (Read more)