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.
By the time this article is released I will have celebrated my first anniversary of priestly ordination. The gift of the priesthood and my consecrated
Friends and acquaintances are asking us what to make of the recent disclosures about abuse within Holy Mother Church. We seemingly hear about it or
INTRODUCTION: MY APPROACH TO PROBABILITY This article is a response (of a sort) to Bob Drury’s excellent piece, “Prudence, Prejudice and Probability.” That article in
As we live out the divine blueprint given to us by our Lord, we build the Church and act in unity as the Body of
It’s not only worthwhile, but critical for our emotional and spiritual wellbeing to spend time forming healthy and positive friendships. And yet, it can
Some Catholics are pretty worked up over the news about the recent change to paragraph 2267 (the death penalty) in the Catechism. But many more are
I have always thrived on new adventures. As I am unafraid of flying and always seek to visit new places, I am undaunted by exploring
Lately, I’ve tried to make an examination every night before going to sleep. Too often, I only spend a bleary-eyed minute or two on it.
Like many other Catholics, I am not always quite sure how to spend an hour with Jesus. Western culture has formed us to be
Now the Lord is spirit and where the spirt of the lord is, there is freedom. —2 Corinthians 3:17 It seems as if the most
I recently watched a movie about the life of St. Joseph of Cupertino, the Franciscan friar and mystic famed for levitating while praying or offering
Your soul is the ship, the Holy Spirit is the wind; he blows into your will and your soul goes forward… —Fr. Francis Libermann,
By Father John Catoir JCD The thing I remember most about St. Mother Teresa was her joy. I met her three times in my life. Once
My husband and I were in the Nashville area recently, closing on our new home. We attended Mass at a church where we have previously
Recently, a local priest delivered a compelling homily on the miracles of Jesus. Before his homily was over, he had challenged every person to
The Church is God’s temple on earth, and believers are the living stones that form that holy house. We have been called to follow our
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” —Proverbs 22:6 Introduction—Duhigg’s Book
I did not know yet how far they were from the human heritage I ascribed to them. —H.G. Welles, The Island of Dr. Moreau
In Revelation chapter 12, John sees a mysterious vision of “a woman clothed with the sun” (Revelation 12:1). This woman gives birth to the Messiah
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said
Does God care if we sin? How does He look at and treat sinful human beings? I started to think and pray about that, pondering
“All gracious God, may the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Carmel, protect us, and bring us to your Holy Mountain,
