Author page: Fr. Barnabas Powell

I do this sometimes. When I'm checking out at the grocery store, I will read the outlandish headlines on the tabloid papers displayed there. Of course, that's why they put those papers there so that you'll read them while you wait in line. Smart marketing! But sometimes the headlines are so outrageous that I will actually…

The old saying is “You can pick your friends, but you’re stuck with your relatives.” Oh, the volumes that have been written about dysfunctional families! Family dynamics is one of the most interesting aspects of psychology to me because when I look at my own family I see a tapestry of joy, love, confusion, pain,…

“MINE!” The toddler was adamant that that toy belonged ONLY to her! She had no intention of allowing anyone else to play with her toy! Now that’s a familiar situation of any parent of small children or any teacher in kindergarten! But that’s also sometimes the unspoken attitude of too many of us when it comes…

If you could know the future, would you want to? I mean, really; if you could know the exact moment of your death, would you want that information? Knowing the future has been a preoccupation for us humans forever! I remember riding in the backseat of a car with a friend and passing one of…