Ever since Jorge Bergoglio became Pope Francis three-and-a-half years ago, the mainstream media (MSM) has pulled out all the stops in an effort to paint
A few months back I attended a Confirmation ceremony at a local parish. Of course, we were all very proud of the confirmandi, especially as
The Trump phenomenon and Brexit both came about as a result of the Protestant Reformation in the early 1500s. SAY WHAT?! Some may think this
Though I am the father of two adopted children, I have long neglected considering the topic of adoption, and how all people are the adopted
“Do not listen to the Insults and Detractions against the Vicar of Christ which the Fury of the little Monk spews up against the
Joao Baptista DeValles was born in 1879 in Saint Miquel in the Azores. At the age of two, his family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts. His first
According to Internet lore, Hillary Clinton once visited Mexico City and the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. During her visit, as she examined
Social Justice is a big deal these days. In recent years, it’s become such a big deal amongst Secular Progressives that it’s even given rise
Why do we expect to find truth, goodness, and love, in a Judas before we know that he is a Judas? When we do not
One of the major criticisms that Catholics often receive from most Protestants and others outside of the faith is that we worship the saints. The
The first century Christians began as a group of individuals who continued to hold on to their Jewish roots, but recognized Jesus Christ as the
During a casual conversation a friend of mine asked me, “How come histocompatibility is not better known among Catholics?” Histo what? I asked. He answered,
At first glance, the title of this article would seem to have little or no relationship to reality. After all, the Knights and the Vincentians
The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you
Have you ever driven by a building for years and never given a moment of thought to what history might have transpired there? My
For many years, when our sons were young and impressionable, my wife and I did our very best to make sure we all got to
‘I remember, I remember the house where I was born, the little window where the sun came peeping in at dawn’. (Thomas Hood – 1826)
It is so important to incorporate the devotion to Mary and her holy intercession with her son along with a strong devotion to the Eucharist
Today is the feast day of my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr. His story tells us how foreign to our time
Recently I received a question from someone who is not Catholic. Although she thought it might be a silly question (it wasn’t) she wanted to
You guys have your own calendar? We, the fellow from the adjacent carpeted cell in this vast sea of cubicles and I, had made it
I believe we often have definitive rationales for what we acknowledge as true and for what we do, even though we may have difficulty expressing
