Author: Deacon Richard D. Shewman

C.S. Lewis was a British professor at Magdalene College in Cambridge University during the 1930’s through the 1960’s. Though he is probably remembered more for his role as an author,…

A Christmas theme that has always fascinated me is the Bethlehem innkeeper who encounters Joseph and a very pregnant Mary looking for a place to stay after traveling some 90…

The cable news channels have been running a series of specials on Jonestown. I was trying to figure out why the topic was so popular suddenly, when one of the…

Not long ago I had an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic. I need to have some surgery done next year and my wife and I were visiting with the surgeon.…

In 1994 Tom Hanks starred in the movie, “Forest Gump”.  This film became a classic and is still enjoyed and talked about by many people. In the movie, Forest is…

Life was really great for Job.  He had loyal friends, land, livestock, servants, good health, a wife whom he loved, plenty of children and every benefit that money could buy. His…

(The following is an ATW dealing with the issue of legalization of marijuana. I didn’t take any specific position on the topic but rather presented the steps for moral decision…

Principles matter. Our decisions have consequences, whether on the individual or communal level. When we come to a fork in the road our decision to go either right or left…

As of this writing it is early September 2018. The burial of Senator John S. McCain occurred just a few days ago, after a week or so of memorial services…

If you follow Vatican news articles, much of the time they are painfully boring.  Occasionally there will be a minor change in some rules that are of interest only to…