To you, O God, I entrust my sorrow, my fears, my anguish, as well as the people, the flora and fauna, the land of Australia.

One who is blind from birth will always be blind. That is what my medical training teaches me. My faith, however, gives me hope for a different outcome.

Regardless of where one stands on the death penalty, however, all Catholics must not lose sight of the souls on death row who await the judgment that state-enforced terminations will quicken.

If you have time today, why not do an annual “examen”?

“Let us join hands and pray as the Lord taught us.” That sentence should not cause me dread—but it does.

Just as I took care to exercise physically for the endurance of my heart, I needed to break a spiritual sweat for the good of my soul.