Wednesday, January 14 A Pure Soul Father McGivney possessed to a heroic degree many outstanding virtues and qualities that make him worthy as a model for our lives and an intercessor for our needs. A fellow priest praised his “indomitable will” in carrying out difficult tasks, yet Father McGivney was also known for his sense of humor, welcoming demeanor, and preaching that attracted even non-Catholics to St. Mary’s Church. One of the more touching moments of his priesthood

The Resolution Christopher Kolker MD Doesn’t he get it? This forty-something-year-old guy is joking and laughing in his hospital bed, surrounded by anonymous bodies in white coats. They are the ones who ought to go on without a care in the world. Doesn’t he know he’s dying? And what’s worse is that he did it to himself. Jake gave a kidney to a stranger just a couple of years ago and now has the audacity to smile as doctors lament over his own kidney failure – the kind that

The Pursuit of Ultimate Love Christopher Kolker MD Twelve-year-old Jenny broke her arm right before volleyball season. “I swear I’ll do anything if you let my arm heal before the first game,” she promised God as she knelt by her bed, cast fully signed on her right wrist. Jenny had her first taste of faith. Her injury brought her to pleading, and, looking back, it felt a lot like pleading with Santa Claus to get what you want on Christmas morning. But even so, it was a start