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Our Good Friend, St. Philomena

Published July 23, 2013 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Family

  Once upon a time in Rome, during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian (in the third century), a young girl gave her life in witness to Christ under harrowing circumstances hard to imagine. She did this in spite of frightened parents, repeated and successively more cruel tortures, threats and even persuasive words and temptations… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published July 23, 2013

The Silence of St. Joseph

Published March 19, 2012 • Written by Chris Williston Filed Under: Faith, Marriage and Love

I have a friend who does quite a bit of public speaking about marriage.  Having heard him a number of times, I can usually anticipate his jokes long before he makes them. He pokes fun at the quirks that enter marital relationships and the way that our culture views marriages.  “I might be the one… [Read More]

Written by Chris Williston • Published March 19, 2012

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