In Sacred Scripture, being faithful to God was never equated with being respectable in the eyes of society. Just look at all those biblical characters
A sticky note on the bottom of my computer monitor at work features three simple words, but a powerful command: Be Jesus Today If I
If you were given the choice between worldly success, or failure, what would you choose? Oh, and if you choose success, it would lead
During his recent visit to Sarajevo, Pope Francis spoke with youth about the potential effects associated with their use of technology. The Pope, who
The Pew Research Center released a report, America’s Changing Religious Landscape, documenting the precipitous decline in the number of Americans who identify as Christian. The
The times, they are a-changin’. It can arguably be said that we are in a moral crisis mode unequalled in history. Certainly, there have been
The sun is shining this morning, here and now. That is an objective truth. The sky is completely blue and that giant ball of light
A friend of mine from college named Paul Coakley recently passed away. His death has had a tremendous impact on my life and in the
Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life. I received this writing prompt while I was visiting with my grandkids,
Go into any fitness wear store, and you are guaranteed to see multiple t-shirts and posters advertising the importance of a good attitude when trying
Dear Justice Kennedy: #SCOTUS Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of political science, says, “Most people who support same-sex ‘marriage,’ including many gays, do so for benevolent
Of the types of most-frequently-shared memes are those that convey the message, “Love yourself just the way you are.” That message always makes me squirm.
Recently, I had an internet conversation with a number of fellow Catholics and one of them came to learn of a man who was dying
As you read this, I am in Cincinnati on a mission trip with our parish youth group. Each year we travel somewhere to help spread God’s
Do you remember the old advertising slogan “Is it live? Or is it Memorex?” Christians the world over sort of ask a similar set of
In one episode of Peanuts, Charlie Brown lists the four combinations of the relationship between two persons, each being a something or a nothing and
“Because science fiction primarily deals with the future, it must inevitably deal with the end of the world, and thus SF overlaps more
There are so many times when I ask myself why the heck I am Catholic. Days like today when I have been told that I
We had it all in the Garden of Eden. Everything we relentlessly seek today was ours then, and we lost it. We lost it through one act
My wife owns one of the most beautiful pictures I’ve ever seen. I describe it so not only for the aesthetic pleasure it gives, but
Back on Conspiracies & Catholicism: Saints, I said I’d do an article on Miracles at a later time because certified miracles are required to show
It was a nun and not an economist or political philosopher that reminded the world there is one timeless measure of a home’s value: love.
From the dawn of Man at Eden, Satan has been seeking the ruin of humanity. Today, Satan remains active, continuing to instigate rebellion against God and sowing evil
We live in a hectic, deadline driven world. Whether at work or home, things are either speeding towards us from all sides, or we are
