DEAR FRIAR RICK: I am very angry with God. I had desperately begged Our Lord not to take my father away until after summer. Instead, what did God do? He took my father away just after Easter,...
THE TYPICAL household in the 21st century is about as varied as it was during Anthony’s lifetime. Anthony’s familiar world consisted of Portugal, France, Italy, and, for a brief time,...
DEAR FRIAR RICK: On 6 February 2011, I attended a Holy Mass at St. Anthony’s Basilica in Padua. Here in Italy it was Pro-Life Day, and the celebrant blessed all couples present so that we...
WHEN POPE Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time, it was immediately apparent to Vatican watchers that the 266th pontiff was different. He wore a simple...
THIS MONTH Pope Francis visits the Holy Land, in the footsteps of Saint Francis himself. As is well known, St. Francis was much concerned with the ‘Mission to Islam’. His rule makes...
DEAR FRIAR RICK: My daughter Jo quite suddenly and inexplicably left us and her boyfriend, Richard, to live in a sort of hippy community located in a remote part of the United States. This...
