Fr. Jenkins' Writings

The Holy Family and Your Family

     The family is the first human society established by God. God's first command joined the first man and first woman in a life-giving union. It is a society based on mutual love, for while we all must love our neighbors as ourselves, nonetheless "charity begins at home" because

Love Means Being Able to Say You're Sorry


     No one is perfect. Everyone has faults and weaknesses. Everyone makes mistakes. One of the most important lessons parents need to teach–and children need to learn–is to apologize humbly and sincerely when they have done something wrong.

Yet, human nature tends to compound the offense by ignoring it,

The Execution of Theresa Marie Schiavo


    At 9:05 a.m. on March 31, 2005, Theresa Marie Schiavo – aged 41 years – died at The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in Largo, Pinellas County, Florida. Terri, as the media called her, died of dehydration when food and water were denied her by court order. Her death

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