"Please kill me. I don't want this anymore. Please kill me." Three years ago, just a few weeks after my wedding, my 74-year-old mother spoke those haunting words ...

When I hear opponents to the death penalty speak about the criminals they hope to save from execution, they often mention that the decks were stacked against these criminals. An astonishing ...

At first I thought it's because of my mole, you know, the one here on my ...

True Red Sox fans know the pain and hardship of loss. Historically, their team doesn't simply lose, they invent new and creative ways of doing so. A ...

At a recent engagement encounter retreat, one of the many Catholic marriage prep programs offered to engaged couples, a couple inquired about marriage counseling "in case we ever have need for it in the future." ...

August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in which Catholics believe that Mary was assumed into heaven, body and soul after her death. This ...

John Kerry's nomination in 2004 marks the first time a major party has nominated a Roman Catholic for president since another senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, secured the ...

"Can you come and see me?" said his ex-girlfriend over the phone months after they went through a bitter and hurtful breakup. "And why would I want to do that?" ...

Schizophrenia has often been popularly misconstrued as split or multiple personality disorder along the lines of what was shown in the 1976 television movie Sybil, the true story of a ...

There's been yet another casualty in the culture wars that have raged in the United States over the past decade. On August 18, 2004, Deal Hudson, publisher of the ...

In the first part of this series, we explored what sexual addiction is and examined how easy access to pornography on the internet poses a problem for those who struggle with sexual compulsivity. This second ...

There can be little doubt that the technological revolution that brought the power of the internet to the average consumer over the past decade has opened up enormous possibilities ...

Fr. Jim Martin's recent article recounting the worst homilies ever heard sent an all-too-familiar chill through my born and bred Catholic bones. Unfortunately, I've also sat in the pews many times thinking that ...

Reports say that Mel Gibson stands to make over 350 million dollars from his movie The Passion of the Christ. That's a huge payoff for a personal investment of 30 million ...

In an opening scene of Zach Braff's film, Garden State , a plane is spiraling downward to its fiery doom, while ...

I never thought that I'd find a spiritual lesson in a show run by Donald Trump, but The Apprentice ...

When I was in college my friend Mike often said that his goal in life was simply "to be fat and happy." He may have been onto something. Give the gift ...

Lynn Cassella's profound experience as a child of divorce shines through in this small and practical guide for all those whose lives have been touched by divorce. Divorce journeyCassella speaks of her own journey as a ...

But I'll only know that once they get them the hell outta here.My office is only two blocks from New York's Central Park and yet, I hadn't been able ...

In "Consuming Faith: Integrating Who We Are With What We Buy," Tom Beaudoin focuses on what he calls "economic spirituality." Branding ourselvesBeaudoin, who explored "the irreverent spiritual quest of Generation X" ...