Hearing the Still Voice in a Noisy World
The Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once wrote: If I could prescribe just one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe
The Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once wrote: If I could prescribe just one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe
The rhetoric of the American Revolution was mild compared to that of the French Revolution. In Great Britain the monarchy had long since been replaced
In just a few days, from October 5th-19th, Pope Francis will hold a very special and rare event. An extraordinary synod, a meeting of select
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Matthew 18:21
The headlines are graphic and sickening. Christians are being murdered systematically in the Middle East. It seems that while we look on in horror, the world is
I am sitting here on my couch looking around the room. Candles give off a soft glow, and the fireplace looks warm and inviting. My
And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for
The Rev. Walter Baer of the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation in New Orleans has penned a letter that could be an epilogue from the
With its roots in Vatican II, the New Evangelization is a recognition that a crisis exists in the Church because large numbers of baptized Catholics
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Søren Kierkegaard. A metaphysical principle observed by St. Thomas Aquinas says that
Good, perfect, holy, sweet, innocent, beautiful, kind, pure – there are so many words that described who I wanted to be ever since childhood. These
There are a lot of good painters that I just don’t like. That statement doesn’t mean that they are bad artists. It means the style of this or that
Although Uganda is not a Top 10 Places to Vacation on any list that I have seen, I really meant to go there to relax and
Maybe you heard that on Sunday, September 14, 2014, Pope Francis married twenty couples at St. Peter’s Basilica. I learned about it first from an
New York City can be a daunting place for a Catholic, or anyone who wants to live a religious or moral life. While it is
Friends, I have a very important message for you today, but I’m not going to be the one to convey it. Instead, I’m going to
Taxonomy of the “Hitler Card” Fallacy The Fallacy Files website, which is devoted to exploring and exploding errors in reasoning, gives the following forms for
As Holy Mother Church plans the World Meeting of Families, my husband and I are approaching our 40th wedding anniversary. As a child bride of
I have been sitting in mass with small children since I became Catholic in 1994. There were times when it was more difficult and times
Ephemeral Hope I possess an intellectual spirituality that makes me shy away from an outward display of faith filled emotions. I prefer internal intensity. Also,
This morning I woke up and read an article about the Osteen Predicament. It was kind of weird because the issue of the prosperity gospel
Long ago, I wrote a blog post explaining how to raise eight children without even trying. Today, I’m going to tell you why I never should