We are naked before the strange humility of GodElizabeth Scalia
''After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the Lord God called to the man and asked him, 'Where are you?' He answered, 'I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was ...
Family and friends, the 2024 election and Thanksgiving Elizabeth Scalia
Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for -- mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children all around -- I am particularly thankful that none of our ...
The world says 'jump!'; Jesus says otherwiseElizabeth Scalia
The world is hyperventilating like I've never seen it before. Particularly for anyone who watches broadcast news (I don't) or participates in social media platforms (sadly, I do), the world has ...
The little way to pray all day, even if you have no time to spare! Elizabeth Scalia
There is a saying, dubiously attributed to St. Francis de Sales but it sounds more like Venerable Fulton Sheen to me: "Every one of us needs half an hour of prayer every day, except when we are busy -- ...
Meeting Jesus at midnight or in the wee small hoursElizabeth Scalia
We all have them, those desperate times, particularly in the wee small hours of the morning, when illness or anxiety pulls us up from our beds and down to our knees, or keeps us on our feet, pacing the ...
Endless filth needs transparency, truth, tiers and tears Elizabeth Scalia
It was terrible to learn that Jean Vanier -- whom so many Catholics had looked up to as the saintly, heroic founder of L'Arche -- had been manipulating and abusing women who came to him seeking spiritual ...
Pope Francis: 10 titles for 10 yearsElizabeth Scalia
Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as "the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years." Over the last 10 years, he has led the church with energy and optimism, traveling ...
Why it is good and necessary to take pajama days Elizabeth Scalia
Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Although I've given up grousing for Lent, I recently found myself complaining to anyone who would listen that life was beginning to feel like the instructions on a bottle of ...
