"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.
ShareA guest post by Deacon Jerry Schiffer Today is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time and today’s readings offer a look at a foundational Catholic teaching that is often contested in the rest of the Christian world. At issue is the establishment of Peter as the head of Christ’s Church on earth. Supporting that premise [...]
ShareOur family traveled to Europe for the first time in the Fall of 2000. We motored through four or five countries—savoring the sights and scents of cities older than anything we’d ever seen in the United States, and marveling at majestic mountain ranges. Our two-week road trip reached its apex in Rome—and more specifically, with [...]
Share Here it is: the larger-than-life portrait of Pope John Paul II which was hung today in St. Peter’s Square. I suppose it wasn’t displayed at the May 1 Beatification because it would have obstructed the view of hundreds of the faithful. At the Beatification ceremony, Pope Benedict read the official decree in Latin buy [...]
ShareThe Pontifical Council for Social Communications has issued updates regarding the Meeting with Bloggers. (“It’s not quite a blognic,” they say on their website.) Not much news there! I already knew that it was limited to bloggers who are on the list, and that I should bring ID to verify my identity. that it was [...]
ShareWhat a day it’s been! I woke this morning (well, yesterday morning) to find my name on the list of 150 bloggers chosen from among writers all over the world to attend a Catholic Bloggers Conference which is scheduled for May 2 in Rome. The conference—something new for the Vatican!—is co-sponsored by the Pontifical Council for [...]