A story about a retail store that provided excellent service to a customer. Albeit, the purchase was for less than $100 and they indicated free shipping on orders over $75. We were just above the minimum required but the store's approach was fi...

A beautiful story about a Sudanese slave who was tortured in early  life became a strong reminder of the strength of change that can happen in our lives. From Sudan and slavery, she was brought to Italy and became familiar with the Christi...

Clare Crockett as a young Irish teenager is totally devoted to her acting, singing and wants to become very famous as soon as possible. All in her immediate family and her friends can see the brightness in her personality and her ability to com...

Tony Hendra, the author of Father Joe is best known for his lead position with the National Lampoon and his involvement with the very famous comedy movie entitled "Animal House" in the late 1970's. He moved to the theatre and was fundamental in...

Canonization to Sainthood in August, 2025, Pier Giorgio Frassati represents a different kind of saint from the usual. He was not a priest or member of a religious order. He was a young layman whose prominent desire was to help the poor and need...

A beautiful meditation from Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest with the Center of Action and Contemplation that he founded in Albuquerque, NM. He is an author of many books and a speaker at many, many events in his lifetime. His description in t...

A short summary of what is a major transition in the interest of the Bible. Sales of the Bible are increasing-dramatically up 23% from 2023 to 2024. Overall book sales have only increased by 1% in the similar period. Interestingly, there is a 1...

A book about the United States involvement in the nation's food programs and how they have ,perhaps, not chosen the best alternatives. There is such a reliance on foods such as  carbonated  sodas and high fructose corn syrup products ...

A story about Saint Martin of Tours. An unlikely saint whose early life was as a soldier in the Roman military. Even at a very young age, he gave away a good chuck of his salary to the needy in what ever area he was deployed. He is ...

A very interesting account of how these two brothers were almost fashioned by the way their parents treated them. One was favored-and one was not.  It all worked out that the lesser in many ways became the greater of the two but after a lo...

A member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Brother Andre Bessette was a Doorkeeper, Sacristan and in lowly positions in his order. Yet, he had an intense devotion to St. Joseph, the stepfather of Jesus. People flocked to him for advise and hel...

Edward Bern's-a name not immediately recognized had a major impact on marketing and advertising in the 20th century. Whether it be product placement, now so common in movies or tv shows, pop-up mobs with a message, suggestive advertising, plann...

One of the most compelling stories in the Bible is the Book of Ruth. She is a Moabite woman married to her husband, who passes away. She is left with her mother -in-law, Naomi and decides to go to Bethlehem wiHope you totally enjoy the reading ...

A wide range of early discussions of food in the First Chapters of the Bible-Genesis and Exodus and then followed by Food Norms that were gathered from the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Bible Gateway sites. The discussions cover the early event...

These are two psalms than give praise to God. There are about 150 psalms and they cover a multitude of subjects from asking for God's assistance against our enemies, having mercy on us, forgive us for our transgressions as well as thanksgiving ...

A short discussion about going about living in a way that is expanding beyond our usual paths. In essence, to move into realms that are less familiar, perhaps less comfortable and not always with people who are "just like us". Richard Rohr uses...

A short discussion on how Bishop Sheen became such a strong communicator both in radio and in television during the 20th century. He had a religious program on television that, defied the odds in its immense popularity. He was delivering a...

This recounts the early years of Peter Maurin, his development as a spiritual individual and, later, his profound impact on Dorothy Day and how they together started the Catholic Worker newspaper and hospitality houses. An unusual but rather pr...

Some thoughts on unusual items for the home or traveling. The Cybertruck is a very advanced, almost space-aged looking vehicle that has just been introduced by Tesla. The Pocket Hose is a unique hose that differs from all others in that it has ...

Description of service, care for others, caring, checking out, restaurants, importance of others in your life. I inadvertently referred to a service member at Stew Leonard's as Diane. Her actual name is Debbie and she is terrific! Hope you enjo...

The Book Barn, located in Niantic, CT is a totally different kind of book store. They have three locations in this small coastal town and sell used books, dvd's and cd's at a fraction of the original prices. The selections are vast, the sales a...

Just a six minute meditation on the search for the proper way to pray by Richard Rohr's Center for Contemplation and Action that is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest who has tried not to set boundaries on rel...

Dr. Hicks writes a very spiritual article in the Fairfield(CT0County Catholic about the ramifications of being charitable and what that means for each one of us. His writings include many perspectives from different authors.

The episode covers the transfer of St. Januarius's blood from a  solid state to a liquid state three times a year in Naples, Italy. It is a miracle that no scientific studies can refute at this point.