without sadness or compulsion

. . . without sadness or compulsion. Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr (Feast) “I’m done on this side; turn me over!”   St. Lawrence cheerfully offered this quip to the soldiers as he was being grilled to death over hot coals.   You can imagine the soldiers’ reaction...

Moses struck the rock twice

Moses struck the rock twice . . . and water gushed out.  Saint Dominic, Priest (Memorial) Moses is a spiritual giant by anyone’s standards.   He spoke face-to-face with God and led the Israelites through the Sinai Desert right up to the border of the Promised Land. ...

My daughter is tormented

My daughter is tormented.  We’ve all heard stories of a parent springing into action to lift a car off of a trapped child. It’s a response to sudden danger that releases superpower-like strength in a person, and it has been documented all over the world. In today’s...

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