Feast of the Guardian Angels
Dear Dan, Your problem sets are going to your head. Â Too much science, my dear nephew, is not always a good thing. Â Remember, before being
Category: Uncle Eddy
St Theresa of the Child Jesus
Dear Theodore, You have caught the biggest spiritual malaise of today’s world: wimpiness.  But that’s OK. It’s like chicken pox; once you get it and
St Jerome
Dear Jolene, Your last note brings little comfort to your imprisoned uncle. Â Your study of theology ought to deepen your knowledge of the Bible, not
St Michael, St Gabriel, St Raphael
Dear Angelo, I empathize with you.  It is indeed maddening when someone like your roommate, so intelligent and well-balanced, simply can’t see the clear light
St Luigi Versiglia
Dear Lu, If you waffle, you lose. Â Happiness, I mean. Waffling in your commitments enervates the soul. Â It drains the spiritual vigor you need to
St Vincent de Paul
Dear Paolo, You have begun to live. Â Until now you have inhabited a false world, but those recent events have brought you into the real
St Marie Victoire Therese Courderc
Dear Mary, You are looking in the wrong place for peace of mind.  You can’t design it yourself, like you can design your own major.
St Ceolfrid
Dear Fred, You’re acting like a buffoon.  I hope it’s only a mellow and temporary case of sophomore slump.  It’s good to hear that you
Our Lady of Mercy
Dear Mercedes, As I’ve told you a thousand times before (at least, it feels like a thousand times), frustration is a function of expectations.  When
