Dear Marty, If you really love Jesus Christ, there is something you must do for him every day without fail: pray for his Vicar on earth, the Pope.  How casually

Dear Julie, Thanks for writing back so quickly.  I have often wondered which saint you were named after, perhaps it’s today’s, Pope St Julius I.  It’s amazing how many of

Dear Stacy, My dearest of nieces, you have no reason to torture yourself so.  It’s not an “either/or” proposition – either you speak out against the sinful behavior of your

Dear Bart, Never get too comfortable. You are a baptized Christian, a confirmed member of the Catholic Church, armed to do constant battle on behalf of the Church militant until

Dear Willie, There is no rule that says every family has to have a “black sheep.”  Just because your sister is a nun, your brother is studying for the priesthood,

Dear Julie, The Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur were founded by a paralyzed French girl who had to be smuggled from house to house in the aftermath the French

Dear John, Well, today the Church celebrates the fellow to whom you owe your early education, St John Baptist de La Salle, patron of teachers.  His Christian Brothers were once

Dear Sal, With spring in the air and summer around the corner, you are probably getting antsy.  We humans are part of this biosphere, and our bodies and emotions really

Dear Vinnie, Let nothing deter you from following your vocation. If you think God may be calling you to be a Dominican, then go knock on the Dominicans’ door.  Your