A Time to Cast Away
Janet Meyer
December 15, AD2018
1 Comment
When I was a college student with budget issues, I was always looking for a more reasonable lease. Often I would sign a nine-month contract and
Advent and Suffering: Finding God in the Cave
Charlie Johnson
December 14, AD2018
1 Comment
I do not usually associate Advent and suffering. I typically think of Advent as a time of joy, a celebration of Jesus coming to us
Peace, Anxiety, and the Kingdom of God
Deacon Greg Lambert
December 14, AD2018
2 Comments
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God
Advent and the End Times: Refuting the Rapture Doctrine
Dr. Allison Low
December 13, AD2018
15 Comments
More than just preparing for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas, the Church reminds us that during Advent we are also to prepare for Christ’s
The Mysterious Magi – Mystery Solved!
Pete Socks
December 13, AD2018
3 Comments
Looking for a good history book on an obscure topic in Church History? I can’t think of a better book to suit that bill than
We’re Taking Back Christmas
Steffani Jacobs
December 10, AD2018
5 Comments
Growing up, I remember Christmas being such a magical time of year. As soon as Thanksgiving was over, the Christmas decorations came out, the tree
Have a Merry Catholic Christmas – Off the Shelf 102 with Fr William P. Saunders
Pete Socks
December 10, AD2018
3 Comments
Off the Shelf 102 – Father William P. Saunders We are in full Advent prep mode and I have a great book to share with
The Good Shepherd: Seeking to Lead All to Heaven
Edward Monti
December 8, AD2018
4 Comments
I have lived almost 53 years on this earth and just now I think I am really starting to “get it.” I don’t mean I
Take Some Time to Slow Down this Advent
Pete Socks
December 6, AD2018
3 Comments
Advent has arrived, and now we look forward to celebrating the birth of the Messiah. We also prepare in anticipation for his second coming which
Jesus’ Opinion on Homosexual Activity
JP Nunez
December 6, AD2018
7 Comments
Throughout most of the last 2,000 years, Christians have considered homosexual activity a sin. Could Jesus’ opinion on homosexual activity differ from this? Homosexual activity
What is Old is New
Rob Marco
December 4, AD2018
1 Comment
I was an early devotee of minimalism. When my wife and I met in 2008 I was sleeping Japanese-style on a futon mattress-topped tatami mat
The Process of Salvation: Past, Present, and Future
Dan Byron
December 4, AD2018
2 Comments
One of the joys in living in an area like the Diocese of Knoxville, which is approximately 3 percent Catholic, is that there are many
Mysterious Details of Unknown Secrets
Jim Dougherty
December 3, AD2018
1 Comment
Both normal and morbid curiosity can prompt our desire to know the mysterious details of unknown secrets. It often depends on the source we seek
Bringing Liturgical Practices Home – Off the Shelf 101 with Kendra Tierney
Pete Socks
December 3, AD2018
2 Comments
Off the Shelf 101 – Kendra Tierney Kendra Tierney made a concerted effort to bring the feasts and events of the liturgical calendar into her
The Reason for the Season of Advent
Sarah Greydanus
December 2, AD2018
4 Comments
Excitement is in the air as the “holiday season” begins. Around the same time as the reunions and feasts of Thanksgiving, Christmas lights begin to
Blessed is She Who Believed
Richard Van Kirk
December 2, AD2018
2 Comments
There is a stone building called “Mary’s House” near the ancient city of Ephesus (modern-day Turkey) on a hillside named “Nightingale”. The house is simple,
Why Do You Doubt?
Carol Monaco
November 30, AD2018
4 Comments
Consider Matthew 14:31: Peter cried out for help when he began to sink as he tried to walk on water toward Jesus in the stormy
Five Traits for a Contemplative Life
Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
November 29, AD2018
18 Comments
One of the fundamental characteristics of contemplation for a Carmelite is the understanding that it is an invitation: an invitation into another’s presence. God invites
Kicking Off the Dust
Pete Socks
November 29, AD2018
1 Comment
Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words—go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. – Matthew 10:14
The 2018 Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference: A Few Afterthoughts
Mark C. McCann
November 28, AD2018
1 Comment
Every year in October, I attend the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference, an event that challenges Catholic men to look into their hearts and discover their
“Have Sight; Your Faith Has Saved You.” Cooperating with the Grace of Revelation
Suellen Brewster
November 27, AD2018
1 Comment
Previously I have written that for several years the Lord has placed a vague but efficacious prayer in my heart: Reveal. Whenever confusion reigns in a
Villians of the Early Church – Off the Shelf 100 with Mike Aquilina
Pete Socks
November 26, AD2018
1 Comment
Off the Shelf 100 – Mike Aquilina This week we celebrate the 100th episode of Off the Shelf. To do so we have guest Mike
Deus Caritas Est;
The Attributes of Love
Bob Kurland
November 25, AD2018
1 Comment
God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of
Discerning When Enough Really is Too Much
Dom Cingoranelli
November 24, AD2018
4 Comments
Do you feel, at times, that you just have too much to do? Is it getting harder and harder to keep your commitments to prayer
