Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a popular and proven therapy created by Marsha Linehan, who emphasizes the importance of “mindfulness.” In mindfulness, according to DBT, we’re never the same person. We’re one person for our co-workers, another person for our partners, another for our friends.
When my husband Arthur and I travelled to Iceland to visit our friend Father Damian Wyzkiewicz, he took us on a tour to show us the local sights. While we experienced many memorable things, the most profound part was finding Mary in the wilderness.
After recently retiring with 32 years of service at the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD), I am grateful to God for all the dedicated priests, sisters, teachers, and coaches who provided faith-based education, guidance, and encouragement through my Catholic school years at St. Mary’s (Blessed Virgin Help of Christians School) in Woodside, Cathedral Preparatory High School in Elmhurst, and St. Joseph’s University in Brooklyn.
The Holiday Darty was not only an event, but a model, one that shows how intentional outreach can remind young people that the Church is not something they outgrow, but a community that begins with them and grows alongside them.
As a Catholic and someone who has seen what harm to others — inmates and officers — looks like inside of Rikers Island, it’s hard to “pick a side” on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to discontinuing solitary confinement.
Pope Leo XIV calls refugees “missionaries of hope.” The epistle on Dec. 28 tells us we are to don compassion, kindness, and more.
Polish tradition states that when the first star appears in the sky on Christmas Eve, the family can commence their holiday feast.
Now in its 24th year, the annual Haitian pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., is a vibrant testament to faith and cultural resilience.
The Blessed Mother is a beacon of constancy and strength, the vessel through which our Redemption enters the world.
Some mornings, I feel the glow of my mother’s faith shining through me. In those moments, I know without a doubt that she went to heaven.
