THE PHOTO of a lightening bolt striking the top of St Peter’s Basilica – a picture that did the rounds on Twitter and Facebook the evening that Pope Benedict announced his resignation...
I WAS amused recently to read of a burglar spared jail on condition that he moves back home, and helps with the housework. The judge told the young man to make his bed, do the washing up and respect...
DEAR FRIAR RICK: I am at the end of my tether. I feel tired of everything and everyone: of my continuous work both within and outside my home, of the indifference of my husband and kids, of my...
RELIGIOUS faith is experiencing a worldwide crisis. Statistics everywhere show that the Christian vision of life has lost meaning for humanity, that God is increasingly absent from the daily lives of...
NOW AND again, I come across an item in the newspaper, or on television, that makes me ask myself, “What would St. Anthony have made of this?” One I saw a few weeks ago told how a...
DEAR FRIAR RICK: My wife is 56, and she has always been a very attractive woman. Unfortunately, she has lately been suffering from several metabolic disorders and has been on medication. All this...
