causality, miracle, creation, God, morality, man

What Is Man?

“What is man that you are mindful of him, and a son of man that you care for him?”  – Psalms 8:5 Every week I

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In the Style of a Party

There is a distinct and terrible lack of parties in everyone’s life nowadays. When was the last time that you, as an adult, attended a

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The Necessity of Exercise

I don’t have time, Father tells me, adding, there are many responsibilities to attend.  I am asking a Father I know, how is he doing,

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Praying with Faith

The 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church is replete with many wonderful stories of how followers of Christ, sometimes in the most desperate of circumstances,

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church, priest, ordination, mass, churches, thriving parish

A Homily I’d Like to Hear

Should a priest, during his homily, chastise the people in the pews for arriving late for Mass or for inappropriate behavior during Mass? A general

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nature, water, fall, holy presence, streams

Fishing as Spiritual Renewal

Since the academic year is about over, and my teaching responsibilities have subsided, I finally found some time to engage in one of my favorite

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Eucharist, Jesus, communion, host, the Real Presence, authentic

We Are What We Eat

You know the saying: We are what we eat. Okay, this is not an article about low carb, high protein diets. Instead, let’s ponder what

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Little Vatican Fundraiser Call

Salve! Below is a short video of me requesting prayers and donations for Little Vatican, the umbrella organization that operates Catholic Stand. I work multiple

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AI

AI Is Not A-Okay

The world today touts a myriad of future advantages and conceivable benefits of artificial intelligence (AI). But only two things are for sure. Because of

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agreement

How Ya Doin?

Over the course of a year there are a couple of occasions when my old buddies and I get together. Although we are aging, and

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Priceless But Costly

There is a difference between price and cost.  A priceless thing may be very costly even with no money involved – perhaps especially when no

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Edna May Is Dead

Edna May? There was a time when people knew, whom many then considered to be, the globally-recognized No. 1 A-list entertainer celebrity in the world,

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