Baptism launches the life of a Christian, giving the gifts of grace and new life. In the first few decades after Jesus’ ascension into heaven,
Love is a terribly difficult word to nail down (except on Good Friday) and I have found that a relationship with God the Father shares
Despite all the wonders that Christ worked in the gospels, the true glory of His divine person was hidden. There’s something about God that cannot
One of the ways that the Scriptures show their depth is when the Holy Spirit gives different insights in different seasons of our lives. Previously,
The unleashing of the theological virtue of hope, with deep roots in Jesus Christ, holds the true promise of the new year. No one weeps
The greatest saints and mystics in Christian tradition marveled in wonder at Christ. They were not the first: Our Lord frequently stunned His Jewish audience.
It is easy to overlook opportunities to praise God in the course of the day. Sadly, it is just as easy to do so during
The turning of the weather in October brings fall colors, playoff baseball, and several days of great feasts in the Catholic Church. Baseball has a
A few years ago, I read through the parables of the Kingdom of God in Matthew 13. Jesus described the Kingdom with several familiar images—the
Things like the Second Coming of Christ and the end of the world cut across lines drawn by creeds. It captures our curiosity, our anxiety,
