Our votes will have real-life consequences for many people. Thus, we should do our best to discern those consequences.

Gossip may be shared between two people, let’s say by a tweet and reply or a Facebook post on another person’s wall, but it is shared with the knowledge that both parties’ followers will see it. What is most pernicious is that it’s often shared not in spite of that knowledge but because of it.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, whose feast day is Sept. 23, is quoted as saying, “Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”

Father Dolye fields questions about suicide, mortal sin and true forgiveness.

Curiosity becomes a problem when we pursue something that we should not or need not know.

Surprise! We now have a finch family of four.

God knows what is best for us. He knows when the timing is right and when we are ready for what we are asking for.

We might not have milk or pasta, but at least we have Berger cookies.

He rarely expressed doubts about anything; but he displayed a great sensitivity to the doubts and confusions of those who had the humility to confess that they were at sea.

Like the Good Thief, you and I can “steal” heaven. It involves returning to the practice of our faith, going to church, receiving the sacraments, reading Scripture, and talking to God throughout the day in formal or informal prayers.