Always building, always being builtJaymie Stuart Wolfe
There aren't many feasts on the Church's liturgical calendar that highlight a place rather than a person. In fact, there are only three, and all of them are linked to the four major basilicas ...
The people who pray for us Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
I was never a fan of popular music, not even as a teenager. In that way -- and probably a few others -- I was an "old fogie," even as a kid. Instead of listening to the Top 40, I stuck with a pretty small ...
A good scareJaymie Stuart Wolfe
When I was growing up, Halloween wasn't nearly as popular as it is now. Costumes weren't as elaborate, adults didn't participate, and nobody sold ready-made decorations -- probably because ...
Praise the Lord -- and forget the ammunition Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
Election year language often involves mudslinging, name-calling, taunts, and insinuations. We say we want our politicians to tell us their policies and proposals. We complain that they hardly ever articulate ...
Formed by the stormsJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Growing up in Cleveland, I experienced "lake effect" snow dumps. Spending most of my adult life around Boston meant winters punctuated by the whipping winds and ice of classic New England nor'easters. ...
Moving away from life Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
For many years, the U.S. led the world in creating a society that empowered human flourishing. Despite our comparatively brief history, we worked harder and longer than most nations to uproot injustice ...
Help!Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
There's a prayer and a patron saint for almost everything. But somehow, that doesn't seem to make praying any easier. Neither do the countless resources -- both classic and contemporary -- that ...
Silence in heaven Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
This summer, nobody has bothered to ask, "What's up?" probably because everything is. The past few months have been loaded with "historic" news events. (Are there any other kind anymore?) An early ...
