Lessons in Communication from a Fiery Latina
“OK, you two, stand up and look at each other. Vanessa, you’re a fiery Latina. Brandon, you’re WASP-y and keep everything bottled up inside. But…
resentment
#364 – Is resentment toward another’s action a sin?
Is resentment toward another’s action a sin? Â Question at 10:30. Â ‘Coming Attractions’ reads from Luke. Â ‘Church Search’ visit Akron, OH. Â Summer Season previews with our…
What Works: Waiting Patiently Follow-up and Martha and Mary
My last column, about waiting patiently for a late bus, provoked some interesting comments and reactions (on the site and directly) that tease out the bigger issues involved. While I wrote about waiting for someone who’s late, two commenters brought up the flipside of the same time management coin — what to do when you’re going to be late yourself through no fault of your own. Fellow Busted Halo contributor Ginny Moyer wrote…
What Works: Revenge is not sweet
Recently, I sat next to a woman on the long bus rise to the country who spent an hour on the phone tracking down the…
What Works: When a parent is an alcoholic or addict
Are you going home for Christmas with trepidation because it means dealing with a drunken parent? Are you not going home for Christmas because, after years of discomfort, you’re not willing to put up with it anymore?
Should I insist on my non-Catholic husband’s involvement in raising our children Catholic? And should I accept his decision to never marry me in the Catholic church?
This is a hard question to answer, and I appreciate the anquish with which you must ask it. If you were married in a Catholic…
What does a person have to do in order to go to Heaven when they die?
It’s no surprise that you find you can’t get a straight answer from anyone on this question, because everything about life after death is basically…
Spiritual Transmission
An auto repair shop is an unlikely place to have a profound moment, yet I’ve had two. And with the same person. Is God trying…
Loving Order More Than People
Recently a certain American Catholic bishop, who shall remain nameless, was characterized by a seasoned priest I know as “a man who loves order more…
