I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body
“To be a child of God means to be led by the hand of God, not one’s own will, to place every care and every
Coffee Shop Calvinism I recently came across a group of men from the Reformed Church we left to become Catholic who were gathered at our
November 11, 2017 marks the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the shooting death of my son, Aaron Dougherty. More essentially, this date also marks the 15th
We have been conditioned as Americans to consider Thanksgiving from one single historical perspective based upon the New England Thanksgiving event. Certainly, our commemoration and
Eat Drink And Be Merry Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die. There are several places in holy Scripture where this sentiment is
Early Morning He sleeps quietly, but my eyes are open. My head rests softly on his shoulder and I feel his chest rise and fall.
Let’s imagine a scenario that may be all too familiar to many of us. It’s about living the American dream. John had always dreamed of
Out of all the commandments, we are given throughout Scripture, there is one that smacks me in the face multiple times every day. While most
Back in the 1950’s, Harlan Howard coined the phrase “Three chords and the truth” about the simplicity and directness of country music. While this description
Traditional methods within authentic Catholic education are slowly deteriorating. This began, in part, thanks to a controversial movement made by a select number of Catholic
Not all that long ago, when I was not as well off as I am today, I was in the detox unit at a local
When John the Baptist’s disciples are disturbed that Jesus’ disciples are baptizing people and Christ is increasing in importance, they come to their master to
Being raised on a farm in rural South Dakota, I believe I understood simplicity and solitude from a young age. While my friends in town
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give
Have you been to a Catholic funeral lately? If so, was it a canonization, or was it the Mass of Christian Burial for the faithful
It has never been easy to discern a vocation, but it is especially difficult for people in the current milieu because modern society is
“Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious,…think about these things,” [Phil 4:8] Each one
I Am a Loss Leader! Way back in the 1980s I was a marketing student. There was a common business term in those days, “loss
As All Souls’ Day approaches, homilists may find themselves tiptoeing around discussion of Purgatory. Advising people to pray for their deceased family or friends can
The Sacred Heart Is Mr. Loving When I was a boy, I used to call people by what they did. My older brothers used to
The name of a single fictional character captures the image of what most people consider the epitome of greed- Scrooge! Ebenezer Scrooge, the central character
“In prayer you become one with the source of our true light – Jesus Himself.” Pope Saint John Paul II I never had much of
Dying is not a popular topic for discussion. But considering that everyone who dies leaves some kind of legacy behind, maybe we should at least
