The eminent Fr. Dwight Longenecker had a piece last week about how to discern what a true authority is. I’d encourage you all to look
Over on the Angels article, I avoided digressing as far as I might by saying I’d get into saints in a later article; so here
I just can’t help thinking that some of G.K. Chesterton’s ideas could greatly help our Supreme Court Justices as they ponder the question of so-called
Many are beginning to recognize the severe Catholic “man-crisis” and the necessary imperative to aggressively “emangelize” Casual Catholic Men. While new ardor, methods and expressions are
Ragged stuffed animal and hidden depression as my constant companions, I discovered J.R.R. Tolkien during my awkward preteen years. My father, although never an enthusiastic
Over spring break I went on a mission trip to Peru with my school, Christendom College. It was an amazing and unique experience, even in
Everyone loves seeing the babies baptized early Sunday morning. Some squeal with delight while others cry their eyes out as the cold Holy Water runs
If there is one sentiment that baffles me more than any other, it’s this: The Catholic Church will be changing her teachings, and I only
The culture of birth control is a strong one. It is an accepted practice by most Christians and unfortunately, most religions today. An article from
We seek greatness by our very nature; God created us for great things. Great things because we are, essentially, good. Good because we are created
Most of us would really like to be in heaven one day. The alternative is unthinkable. The only problem with getting into heaven is that
Joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit, not a special gift given to a select few; it is simply a by-product of
Last week, I peeked into the epicenter of hedonism as it advances. I was working in the kitchen while watching the news. I kept the
I continue to be amazed by how this secular society tries to twist Divine Mercy into blinking, happy-go-lucky acceptance of every behavior one can imagine.
We have just celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday during the season of Easter, which can rightly be viewed as a season of mercy. Pope Francis has
Outside of his family, General William S. Rosecrans had three great passions in his life: His religion, Roman Catholicism, to which he had converted as
Our Holy Father, Pope Francis recently released, Misericordiae Vultus, his Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. In this document, he lays out
“We had the experience but missed the meaning, / And approach to the meaning restores the experience / In a different form, beyond any meaning
In November 2013, I wrote a column [link here] about my son leaving the Church, and going off on a journey, that was far away from
This is the first of two essays on the philosophy of the atheist cosmologist, Sean Carroll. The main idea carried over to the second essay
Shortly after Sr. Lúcia of Fátima died ten years ago, I remember remarking to someone, “Her death means we will only now come to know
As a single mom of five boys, I pretty much know what I’m doing in the next five minutes or so. Beyond that is anyone’s
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at any given time, approximately 3 % of adults have major depression, also
My Christmas present to my wife this last year was a glider, which provides all the comfort of a recliner with the smooth rhythmic motion
