Many think that studying history is boring. They may equate reading history books to watching grass grow, a mundane task that is nap inducing at
I enjoy television dramas. I really do. But I have a very active imagination. I also passively project my “fantasy world” into television dramas so much
But all things should be done decently and in order.
Off the Shelf 115 – Mark McCann I recently stumbled upon an AWESOME four book series for men that has the potential to change men
I don’t have faith that God exists. To some, that may seem like a surprising, even shocking, statement. How can I be a Christian without
“This imaginary baptism, the immersion in purity, the elevation of my being above the filth in which I had been mired and, overnight, this sense
“Why are dust and ashes proud? Even during life man’s body decays … a king today – tomorrow he is dead,” writes Sirach (Sirach 10:9).
You are going to die. These opening words hearkened me back seven years ago to the book that changed my life, Be A Man!: Becoming
If you are looking to grow in your faith and discover the true beauty of the Catholicism during this Lenten season, you might want to
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
I thought I was a loving, forgiving person who didn’t judge people and just wanted to help them. I really did. It wasn’t until I
Off the Shelf 114 – Christine Watkins Conversion stories are a powerful witness to the fact that we have a loving God intent upon a
Since the Fall, mankind has had to endure suffering. And since then, we’ve tried to explain what suffering is, what it means for us, and
“What you seem to be implying, however, is a hitherto undiscovered mechanism whereby the genome takes control of its own evolution, somehow sensing the right
Growing up, all I knew about Lent was that it meant giving up something. For me, that usually meant chocolate, or if I was feeling
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hold baby Jesus in your arms? Imagine the joy Simeon felt at the Presentation in
Our son was two when we lost him. He didn’t pass away; we just literally lost track of him for a few brief and terrifying
Preparing My Heart for Grace Christian music introduced me to the Psalms. Clearly, my catechism was limited. Praise and worship music entered my life around
The Stations of the Cross are one of the oldest devotions in the Church. By journeying alongside Jesus as he travels through the phases of
The cry for mercy has filled the lungs of the Church since her birth from the pierce side of Christ on the Cross. This cry
The closing movement of the Morning Prayer for Sunday, February 10th, 2019, in Magnificat magazine read: Father, you have called us to serve you in
Some of us may know, or have known, a person that makes our blood boil just by being in our presence. Or perhaps, one’s reaction
