"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as EAGLES. They shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
– Isaiah 40:31
Kathy Schiffer is the wife of a deacon and mother of three grown children, and currently works as Communications/ Media Relations Coordinator for Guest House, the treatment center for Catholic clergy and religious.
ShareThe town of Orvieto is an Etruscan city located in the scenic region of Umbria, between Firenze (Florence) and Roma (Rome). Orvieto made the news this week because attendees at the 60th Anniversary Celebration of Caritas Internationalis were treated on May 21 to a ride aboard a historic train, dubbed the “Caritas Express,” from Rome [...]
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ShareOver at his website, “Father Z” posted this picture of a new, 16-foot-high bronze statue of Blessed John Paul II. The statue was unveiled on March 19 at Stazione Termini, Rome’s main train station. I don’t know the artist’s intent in creating the cavernous belly, but I imagine future generations of pilgrims posing for pictures, [...]
ShareFirst, a little laugh at my expense. I used to do conference and event planning. Our guests were accustomed to finer things, and so we set out to give them “the best”—whatever that was. Perhaps it meant that we had a special treat delivered to their rooms each day, when they were at the conference [...]
ShareAt his weekly audience on May 18, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the efficacy of intercessory prayer. He used the biblical patriarch Abraham as an example—reminding us of how Abraham prayed to God for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. “Not so!” cry about a half dozen people I know. They buttress their argument by [...]