‘High Anxiety’ need not win

Mel Brooks’ movie, “High Anxiety,” was released in 1977. It was a comical satire of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror movies, such as “Psycho,” “The Birds” and “Vertigo.” But today, anxiety is no laughing matter. It has spread through our culture more widely and

How to seek and maintain inner peace

Pauline Sister Nancy Usselmann writes about how outside influences tend to cause more worry in our lives. Trusting in God and not trying to solve every problem ourselves is a way in which we can find more inner peace: “From COVID-19 to

Falling in love with the devotion to Divine Mercy

This year, for the first time, managing editor Scott Warden and his family prayed the Divine Mercy Novena together. Scott writes: “I’d never really spent much time with the Divine Mercy devotion until this year. I’ve seen the Divine Mercy image hundreds

‘Do not be afraid’: Fighting fear with faith

Scripture seldom has an angel begin a visit with “Hello.” There’s no “How are you?” Yes, to a young woman in Nazareth it’s, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.” Then, seeing her reaction: “Do not be afraid, Mary.” Time and