An analogy is a comparison of one thing to another. There are many spiritual analogies out there, ways in which we can illustrate how Christians
It seems no matter what our station in life we are bound to be the object of criticism at some point. Perhaps you are a
Forty years ago I was challenged by a Canoness. I had just finished a weekend course on personal prayer at the retreat centre that I ran
You have probably heard the old philosophical question, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound?”
When I saw that the eloquent Laura Fanucci, who blogs at Mothering Spirit, had written a book “Everyday Sacrament” published by Liturgical Press, I had
One of the major criticisms that Catholics often receive from most Protestants and others outside of the faith is that we worship the saints. The
A Quote From the Holy Father Pope Francis “May the Church be a place of God’s mercy and hope, where all feel welcomed, loved, forgiven
This article is the third in a series called, “The U.S. Military and the Catholic Faith: A Comparison”, which examines the comparisons between the U.S. Army
“Get thee to a nunnery; why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?” The line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, is spoken
In the Summa Theologiae, II-II, q. 30, a. 4, St. Thomas Aquinas writes: “It is proper to God to exercise mercy, and he manifests his
How often do we hear of a spouse (usually the wife) struggling in their marriage because of a lack of deeper, heartfelt connection? And
“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!” ~ Psalm 96:1 In 2012, if someone had said I’d one
Powerism is a generic term for any governing system in which one group of powered people controls, dominates, orders, and rules another group of non-powered
When I first decided to spend my life searching for God I visited the great Carthusian monastery, St Hugh’s Charterhouse, Parkminster in Sussex with the
Not too long ago, I was blowing through all of the accumulated debris in my electronic mailbox(es) when one article caught my attention for a moment. The
Someone showed me a video online a few weeks ago and I have not been able to get the scene out of my mind. It
That famous line comes from the book Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Suess. The books main character of Horton the Elephant, while splashing in
That Our Lady brings couples together is not news to me. But the unique love story of one such Italian couple that began with Our
Adams was Unsympathetic to the Catholic Faith John Adams, second President of these United States, was a man of very firm convictions. Once he decided
You may recall in Scripture, how the people, impatient that Moses had not returned from the Mount where he was receiving The Ten Commandments, did
Relaxation takes many forms. From exercising, to reading a good book, to sitting on the beach watching a beautiful sunset. There are wonderful ways to
Scrupulosity, in the Catholic sense, is the tendency to focus on our sins too much, forgetting Our Redeemer and His mercy in the process.
