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Father, Can You Teach Me How to Live
In the tradition of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal, a tech-savvy Catholic priest answers with clarity and depth the spiritual questions of a woman who is struggling to make her life manageable.
Good Morning, Miss Tracey
Miss Tracey had always wanted to be a teacher. As a first grader, she loved to play “school” with her four-year-old brother. Now, on this first day of school as a first-year middle school teacher, Miss Tracey looks forward to the excitement and challenges that her students will bring to her life.
Merely A Shadow
Kyle grasped his rosary. He treasured it…not because it was a religious object, but in spite of it. God had lied. He said His creations were beautiful, but they were simply puppets to be manipulated. Released after eight years of Special Ops service, Kyle had been decorated and honored by the military.
Latest Articles
HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 30TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – CYCLE I – Oct. 30, 2025
Luke 13:31–35 Today’s Gospel presents Jesus as being in a familiar terrain – Jerusalem. Ordinarily, the sense of being in a familiar environment, among familiar people necessarily gives a sense of security and peace of mind. But here is Jesus being faced with...
Week #6 of Pursuing Peace: Who Is God for YOU?
Nothing can disturb the peace of a soul like feeling out of synch with one's Creator. That was my situation last March as I struggled to deal with a painful development in my personal life. I went to see one of our parish priests, Father Emmanuel Mbuk, MSP, for...
Week #5 of Pursuing Peace:
In his book, “God Speaks Your Love Language,” Gary Chapman clearly and vividly describes how God speaks fluently the languages of love. Could it be that suffering is God’s most eloquent love language?
Kathleen Alford
Kathleen Alford is a teacher through and through! Having taught in Catholic schools, public schools, and homeschools, she now runs a thriving tutoring service. Meanwhile, Kathleen began Little Bird Publications as a hub for making her books, articles, and book reviews easily available for youth and the young-at-heart. Look for her YA novels under the pen name, Gina Creed, her Catholic romantic thriller under the pseudonym, Elizabeth Flanigan, and her inspirational and education books under her own name, Kathleen Mary Alford.
Veritas Omnia Vincit!
