This column is the seventh in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis
We seek greatness by our very nature; God created us for great things. Great things because we are, essentially, good. Good because we are created
The word “subsistent” is tricky. Modern day dictionaries define “to subsist” as “to be sustained,” or “to maintain existence” or “to support or maintain with
Have you ever wondered what emotions are for, and how they fit in with a life of faith and reflection? Emotions are important because they
This column is the fifth in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis
This is the fifth in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for
As I write this article, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is giving some young cyberpunks a much-needed lesson in moral facts. Here’s the story:
Do you have trouble paying attention while praying? Does your mind wander? Do you sometimes fall asleep? Do you forget where you were and stop?
Man likes to be in control, especially of the Holy Spirit. Of course, most of us would deny trying to box in the Almighty, because
To quote a friend of mine, “Trying to understand Church issues through mainstream secular media is like trying to understand global economics through a 13-year-old
I hear a lot about homeschooling from the blogs I read and, although it is a controversial topic, I am sure it has many advantages.
A quick reminder that infallible does not mean sinless. Here are some quick facts about the papacy: 1) All of the 266 popes have sinned,
It is not enough to be busy: so are the ants. The question is: What are you busy about? – Henry David Thoreau I recently
I went to see “When the Game Stands Tall,” the “football movie” as I called it, when I purchased my ticket from the woman at
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
The Same Old Questions Another semester is beginning, and I am back in the classroom, teaching young college students about the parts and pieces of
My son was a third grader when he first faced prejudice in his classroom. “Mommy, we went to the front of the room to put our tally marks
Christian belief boils down to one thing: The literal, bodily resurrection of a man named Jesus, who lived in first century Palestine. If Jesus of
Pretty soon, many students will make the return to college to continue their four year academic odyssey. This group will also include recent high school
Wisdom and virtue The term Catholic liberal education means an education that is (1) Catholic, as defined by the Catholic Church, and (2) liberal, as
When the boys’ choir began to proclaim the psalm, tears pooled up in my eyes. On my last evening in Oxford, a fellow classmate and
Have you ever heard the story of the man who prayed that God would save him in a flood? He stood on top of his
Yes he did, and it can happen to you too. The story in a nutshell is about an obscure prophet named Jonah who was sent
I just returned from a retreat for Catholic educators sponsored by the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) and hosted by St. Agatha Academy of Winchester, KY. Thirteen of
