Sometimes it's a good thing to remember the lunacy of previous days so that we can do all we can not to repeat them. I was in Florida vi...

Remember, man, that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return.  

Return of the Prodigal Son  by Pompeo Batoni 1708-1787 Editor's comment: I'm always pleased when Fr. Collins sends me one of his wis...

 We do. Topsy says, "No flour sifter shaking ashes into  my hair!" Tuptim says, "No drawing on my face with Q-tips. There wer...

Really!? A Q-tip? Topsy and Tuptim have escaped snow and ice in the north to enjoy a Winter holiday at a Florida wildlife preserve. Neither ...

Someone forgot that touching is forbidden. Dear Father, Supposedly it isn't your fault that you cannot touch our foreheads with ashes bu...

"Remember that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return." Do you have your spiritual affairs in order? Are you prepared to ...

My Friend Art sent this (Thanks, Art!) and I could almost feel this lovely woman's heart leap in her breast like the little John the Bap...

I was thinking at morning Mass about Lent which starts on Wednesday. It is always a challenge to reflect on the path to holiness and how to ...