Shortly after this column is posted, the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region, or “Amazon Synod” as it is often
This column is addressed to college students, although older people might find it helpful too. Not only is it for those who are about to
When my wife and I moved from Cincinnati in 1978, we intentionally chose to relocate to the most diverse (formerly described as “integrated”) municipality in
Saint Rocco School, an urban Catholic grade school and childcare center in Cleveland, Ohio, needed a principal in mid-November last year when the current principal
As you make or finalize your plans for summer travel, you could and perhaps should include visiting one or more shrines or sacred places. One
Fundamental to the postmodern, post-Christian culture in which we live is the rejection of an objective human nature. Instead of believing human nature is what
Human experimentation is being widely conducted today both in the narrow, scientific sense, such as in the CRISPR gene editing program, and in the broader,
This examination of conscience is offered in time for Lent, the season of penitence that begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6th in the year of
Summoned by Pope Francis, bishops from around the world will hold a summit at the Vatican from February 21-24, 2019. The bishops, under the leadership
Christmas is why “there really is a difference between being brought up as a Christian and being brought up as a Jew or a Moslem
Catholics can rightfully wish each other “Happy New Year!” on Sunday, December 2nd, because it is the beginning of a new liturgical year in the
With Election Day looming (November 6th), we once again need to ask: Is there a Catholic way to vote? In order to be good Catholics,
The sex scandals in the Church will not be completely and thoroughly dealt with until the rampant infidelity to Catholic doctrine throughout all of the
I have read and heard both optimistic and pessimistic predictions about the Church’s future. Some are confident that this will be a time of purification
The next time someone says, “God loves you just as you are,” or the next time you begin to say or think to yourself, “God
I have been to Heaven because I have been to a Divine Liturgy. In order to explain what a Divine Liturgy is, we must
This column is about worldview (metaphysics and epistemology) although it touches on social justice and politics as well. It is about the greatest challenge
I would like to offer the following reflections and practices that have helped me better participate at Mass. My hope is that reflections might help
What is the greatest addiction today? Opiates? Alcohol? Gambling? Mobile phones? Sex? Video games? Nicotine? The list of candidates could get very long. In the
Hate has become very topical—“hate speech,” “hate crimes,” being “hateful.” Yet in the ’60s, when “Love” was widely proposed as the solution—the “Summer of Love,”
When we pray in the Our Father, “Thy Kingdom come,” what are we praying for? Jesus most preached and taught not about love, but about
Anyone and everyone should be Catholic: God wants it because it is the best way to be a fulfilled human being. But how is someone Catholic?
