May 9, 2020

Withdrawing Food and Water?

Hospitals today really encourage people to have living wills. Is it permissible for patients to choose to have water and food withheld in case of very severe illness? I think this is suicide.

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How Do the Saints Help Us?

Do you think that saints can help us out? Can you be sure that they are there and that sometimes they talk to you?
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Stained glass of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Profoundly Human Saint

Daughter, wife, mother, widow, friend—all of these describe Elizabeth Ann Seton, this first American-born saint.
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St. Christopher and Jesus medal

Saint Christopher: Fact or Fiction?

Saint Christopher—patron of travelers—is one of the most endearing for Catholics. His life and story, bordering somewhere between legend and legitimacy, is an exercise in service, grace, and love.
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Jesus and women

Jesus’ Extraordinary Treatment of Women

Jesus refuses to see women as inferior or unclean, and even makes them his disciples and reveals himself to them. His is a new model of how to treat women.
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Statue of St. Anthony and Jeuss | Photo by Wolfgang Krzemien

Saint Anthony, the Contemplative

It was not until the year 2002 that I discovered the very first book ever written about Saint Anthony, the contemplative.
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