“But there are some of you who do not believe.” Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who
Last month we moved to a much smaller home. In preparing for this move I felt a deep need to pare down and simplify, even
Because of a career in exercise science and physical fitness, I like to make analogies from the physical domain to faith, of which there can
Do we have a healthy fear of the Lord? The very idea of “fearing” God often causes confusion because people think of fear in relation
Rest on “the Lord’s Day” has always been important for God’s people. It was first enjoined on the Israelites in the Third Commandment: “Remember the
There’s a certain gratification that comes with knowing we have done all we can do when attempting to accomplish something. This is a large part
As Catholics, we are called to build an open door to our church, a door that both invites others to enter into our fellowship
In the wake of the Pennsylvania Sexual Abuse report and the former Cardinal McCarrick’s dark revelation, I have received a multitude of emails, social media
The Divine Mercy of Jesus is for sinners, and the more of a sinner you are, the more you have a right to it. This
Leonid Sirota, a professor of law at Auckland University, reacted on his blog Double Aspect to a Québec legal case in which some arguments revolved
Tim Clemente has been a police officer and an FBI agent, and now he’s a Hollywood writer. But first and foremost, he has always been
In a sign of the times, when a Catholic Facebook friend began a status update by stating how hot she was, my first thought was
Hosea 2:14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.” I can’t even count how
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
I am no victim I live with a vision I’m covered by the force of love Covered in my Savior’s Blood I am no
Our good, holy, faithful clergy now suffer abuse from an outraged public in the midst of the unfolding abuse scandal. Check out the online
But is it possible that probability brings certainty? —Blaise Pascal, “Pensees,” 496 This is the third article in a series on faith, probability and
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. —Proverbs 16:33 How do we interpret probability? This article
To master the art of living it’s important to understand this basic principle: Joy Prevails Over Sorrow. We know from divine revelation that there is
Comfort can be derived from many sources. It might be measured by the number of zeros in a person’s savings account, or in the size
“Why am I still waiting for my vocation?” I’ve heard variations on this question many times from friends and other young people searching for long-term
Growing up in an old-fashioned Bengali Hindu family and going to a convent school run by stern Irish nuns, I was brought up to revere
Our Church crisis Like many, I have been reacting to the blogosphere and news reports regarding Cardinal McCarrick, the Pennsylvania grand jury report and the
Many songs and poems speak of letting go of those we love in hopes that one day they will come back to where they belong.
