There is a serious Catholic “man-crisis”: The pews have fewer Catholic men in them than ever before. The New Emangelization Project (NewEmangelization.com) has documented the
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris this past weekend have heightened the awareness of all Christians to the fact that we are living at a
Over the last week there has been some discussion about the importance and length of homilies, as well as how conservatism and fundamentalism may
In my hometown, the local newspaper runs several advice columns, including one by a Christian pastor. A few years ago, around Eastertime, I was perusing
Keys are an important image used in the Bible. Keys, such as those given by Jesus to Peter, on the Old Testament occasion of Yom
The Answer: No. In 1995, in an article entitled “Morality and Christian Morality”, Father Joseph de Torre made the point that the Church cannot change
It’s so easy to condemn the abortionists and executives at Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics, but as Catholic Christians can we see them as
We live in strange times, disconnected from ultimate reality. We have managed to untether ourselves from self-evident truth, universal truth, and the nature of reality
I will never forget the day that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope: March 13, 2013. I was sitting in front of the TV
There is no doubt that Jesus loves each one of us with an everlasting love. The question is whether or not we love Jesus in
A friend recently posed a question on Facebook that stayed my scrolling fingers and made me ponder. He asked, “What is worship?” Intuitively, I thought
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not your woe! Plans to give
MythBusters, an entertaining Discovery Channel series that puts science and popular myths to the test, is a family favorite at our house. In one episode, host
Everywhere one looks today, it seems like our society wants to go over a cliff at a thousand miles an hour. It seems that the
How many of us have, at one time or another, looked in the mirror and seen a potential saint? I would venture to say that
For much of my adult life I have lived in areas that really offered only three of the four seasons. In the Deep South summer
Endangered! What is the difference between a housefly, an armored snail and an unborn baby? Answer: only one of these creatures is valued enough to
I had the recent and fascinating pleasure of getting myself confused on-line with a fellow Catholic and so-called “seer” from Colorado named Charlie Johnston.* The reason
Opportunities to help appear anywhere. Some years ago, while I was making rounds as part of my nursing home ministry, I saw one of the
St. Thomas Aquinas, in his ability to know Who and What God is, chose a unique path in which to travel. Many are familiar with
Latin is a delectable puzzle of never-ending wordplay, deeper meanings, and historical wonder. My students like to learn it because it is filled with innumerable
In case you are one of the five people on earth who has not yet viewed the trailer for the new Star Wars movie, let
