Author: Deacon Richard D. Shewman

I recently received a video attached to a text message from my youngest son that showed him and his girlfriend in Hawaii. They were accompanied by my daughter and her…

The Diocese of Erie is located in North Western Pennsylvania. This is the heart of the “rust belt”. years ago a lot of industry was located here. It was in…

After some 46 years of political game playing it appears that there is some movement on the issue of abortion. The goal has been to overturn the Roe v. Wade…

Back in the 90’s one of my favorite comedians was Mike Warnke. He was a Christian comedian, in that a lot of his humor was from the perspective of Christian…

Applying discipline to our relationships means that we must set priorities and limits. Being human, we have only so much time and energy. We cannot love all people in the…

We have considered the risks in any relationship that arise from the possibility of loss and independence. Another risk is that of confrontation. There is no such thing a relationship…

M. Scott Peck was a psychiatrist and popular spiritual writer back in the 1980’s and 1990’s. The book that made him famous was “The Road Less Traveled”. In that book…

“I give you a new commandment: love one another.  As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are…

Back in the 80’s I conducted planning workshops throughout Micronesia. One of the exercises we did at the workshops was to discuss the important values in the community. Throughout much…

A recent issue of America magazine had an article by an author who writes articles primarily for religious magazines. She has built up a career as a “spiritual writer” but has come…