Is Purgatory anywhere?
In November we pray for our dead, sometimes referring to the souls in purgatory. Usually we think of Purgatory as a place we would rather not be in but is…
News from New Orleans
When I was young and attending school with the Holy Faith Sisters, I was taught to pray as if everything depends on God and to work as if everything depends…
Adding up the Sisters
When the Second Vatican Council ended in 1965, there were 329,800 men religious and almost one million women religious. They were to be found in almost every corner of the…
Why Have Saints?
Mother Teresa has been declared a saint amidst great publicity, acclaim and some criticism. Most of the criticism and some of the acclaim miss the point. Being declared a saint…