“We sit by and watch the Barbarian, we tolerate him; in the long stretches of peace we are not afraid. We are tickled by his
There are many miracles that have taken place in the lives of people who are exposed to Mary’s Miraculous Medal. Stories of conversion, salvation, healings,
We read, see, and hear a growing accumulation of stories in the news of small businesses being persecuted for not providing services to celebrate a
With the crowded Republican field, one would assume that someone will surely stand out as the pro-life candidate. After all, most if not all of them have
“You know that your grandfather always loved the language of his heritage?” My mother gave me this suggestion as I was wondering out loud which foreign
It is hard to believe but it has been nearly seven months since my friend Paul Coakley went to receive his eternal reward. His wife,
For me, the word yet jumps out most in this article’s title. When will we finally cast fears aside? Is it by choosing to focus on
The secret to authentic interior freedom goes against every fiber of our being. The answer to every crisis, every threat we will face in our
What could be a more fascinating tale than a satanic high priest becoming a saint? Blessed Bartolo Longo is such a story. Born in Italy
Ever since the devil convinced Adam and Eve to eat the apple, it has been game on! In the past, he mostly worked undercover because
In his August 5, 2015 General Audience, Pope Francis broached the controversial topic of civilly divorced Catholics who have remarried. The secular media lit
For the past few days the Center for Medical Progress has released a total of five videos, spotlighting the horrific happenings at Planned Parenthood (PP). The
We each have things in life that drive us crazy and push us to the point of unpleasantness, if we allow our emotions to
I have presented a critique of the first part of Sean Carroll’s lecture, “God Is Not a Good Theory”. In that first part, Carroll considers
I’ve heard the story a hundred times I’m sure; maybe even more times than that. Jesus tries to slip away. People follow Him. They are
Since I wrote an article back in 2013 on the alleged apparitions of Our Lady under the title of “Rosa Mistica,” it turns out that
When I was a child, my parents never fought in front of me, never anything stronger than a cross or stern word now and then.
“What are you even doing with your life?,” I teasingly asked one of my 11 year old campers. The question was meant rhetorically, the expected
There is a fundamental difference between our generation’s world view, which is heavily influenced by utilitarianism and consumerism, versus the Catholic world view in which
So where is purgatory in the Bible anyway? Glad you asked! Let’s take a look at a few of the Scriptural references to Purgatory. Let’s
Powerful cultural winds have stormed across the world, throwing the historical understanding of human sexuality into a whirlwind of uncertainty. During the past 50
The Supreme Court ruling on same-sex “marriage” settled the legal question, but the debates go on regarding the social and moral ramifications. How do
A professional woman posted what seemed to many readers (according to the huge number of likes, shares, etc.) to be well-reasoned thoughts about why Christians
This column is the tenth in a series of introductory essays on “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for the
