Over the Thanksgiving holiday, attention was drawn to Azariah’s Prayer and our need to thank God even in the midst of hardship. The responsorial Psalm
Is Faith just another group bias? We seem to be trying to eliminate bias, which favors group identity, and to embrace diversity to an ever
The prodigal son parable is a parable about loneliness. This may sound strange since it is usually considered a parable of mercy. However, the two
What did he want? What could I give him? Actually, we both knew what he wanted, what he needed. He needed some way to live
The phenomenon of finding an antihero and making this person a hero is something we as humans are very inclined to do. We find examples
The Catechism of the Catholic Church has something to say about immigration, not because it is a hot political topic, but because it is a
It would be understandable if Catholics and the public at large believed that the death penalty’s existence depended solely on its effectiveness in protecting society
During my spring break, a friend and I were talking about homosexuality. It has been on our minds so much since the scandal in the
This article is going to be a rough response to the comments I got on my article on dating outside of the Church. I got
As the alarm goes off on Monday morning, the first thought in my head is “I’d rather sleep some more.” This week I’ve really struggled
I would never date outside the Church at this point in my life, although I know good people exist outside the Church. Some of the
We just celebrated the exaltation of the cross. It is good to remember that much of our lives on this earth is about the cross.
How do we as Catholics approach sinners guilty of things like pedophilia or homosexual acts with consenting or non-consenting adults? Do we think of
Lately, I’ve tried to make an examination every night before going to sleep. Too often, I only spend a bleary-eyed minute or two on it.
I am sometimes amazed by the casualness of this generation, sometimes called the millennial generation. In some ways casual is refreshing but in other ways,
Three Forms of the Apostolate The Confiteor of the Mass outlines three areas of sin: “I confess to God Almighty, before the whole company of
In this article, I wish to examine three ways that Mary can teach us about marriage. This month presents us with the opportunity not only
What is a vocation? I am a single person. Sometimes having a vocation can seem to be a huge, scary thing, not meant for me.
This Lent we have already read some harsh condemnation of the Pharisees in the gospel. One of the more recent ones was Matthew 23:1-12. This
Realization of a Trend A few years ago, I first became cognizant of the widespread appeal of stoicism in modern culture at a family reunion.
The prominent virtues of the Magi are piety and wisdom (in recognizing Christ as universal king and the light of the world), faith, fortitude, hope
We have all been flooded by posts on social media telling us to pray for Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other areas hit by disaster.
In the 6th chapter of the letter to the Romans, St. Paul teaches that through complete surrender to Christ, the Christian becomes a second Christ.
After a fruitful breakfast conversation with a searching friend, I realized that almost all the questions that he asked were in some way connected to
