It is difficult to believe that a person addicted to drugs can free himself from his addiction without turning to God or his Higher Power. It might be possible but a lot more difficult. I say this because when an…
We parents are constantly sowing seeds in the hearts and minds of our children. For as long as we live, we continue to sow. From the cradle even until they become adults we do not cease to sow. Some of…
We know that there is much in each of us that has to change. We understand that unless we constantly change, we cannot grow. When we were kids we thought and spoke like the children that we were. Now that…
What makes a family a “good family?” What is it that characterizes those families where members live and grow in love and harmony? Where conflict is kept to a minimum and caring for each other is practiced enthusiastically. One…
Habits. You cannot live without them. They make life easier for us because they pretty much regulate our behavior. Habits are ingrained learned ways of doing things. Watch a little child try to brush his teeth. We say he…
“There was a time when I was at a loss as to what to do with my life. I was deeply depressed, sleeping for twelve or thirteen hours a day . . . a sort of adult-onset narcolepsy. I think…
There is the mistaken belief about God that when we offend Him, He walks away from us and leaves us on our own. Not true. We do not control God’s behavior. We cannot dictate God how He…
Addicts don’t become serious cases overnight. It takes a while. After they get into drugs, their lives start to fall apart and they go from bad to worse until they drop out of mainstream society. What makes…
I have deep respect for Conrado De Quiros, a former columnist of TODAY who now writes for the Inquirer. He has written some wonderful and hard-hitting pieces. His June 6 column, however, is one that I take exception to.…
