In De Trinitate St. Augustine writes: “There is no subject where a mistake is more dangerous, or the search more laborious, or discovery more advantageous than the unity of the
Across the country, pro-lifers battle for parental consent laws so that a girl as young as twelve can’t just walk into an abortion clinics and
It took roughly 1,750 years after Jesus Christ walked the Earth for the United States of America to be formed and organized by a group
They bowed their heads to say grace, then started to eat a rare breakfast together when the cell phone rang. The man and his two-and-a-half
Unity…wouldn’t you like a penny for each time you have heard this word praised as some Shangri-la of human goals? I think that I will
The halls were cool. Large pale ceramic tiles lined the walls. The floors polished by Mr. Jensen every afternoon, so I thought. We knew to
The old man was generous to a fault, had raised a passle of kids, and loved even more grandkids. He and one son-in-law, though so
In a time when organized religion and freedom of conscience seem to be dwindling on a daily basis, we as Catholics must make every effort
“Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The famous story of the rich ruler in Luke’s gospel tells us why we give:
Poor Richard Dawkins! He’s a bright lad, but he just can’t help stepping in it, can he? Now he’s gone and insulted those of us
Perhaps you have heard it said that the youth are the future of the church. I’m here to tell you that this statement is not true.
If there is any process that can take your sense of hope, doubt, faith and trust, put all of them in a blender and see
Years and years ago, I took a volunteer position at our parish. I had been impressed by our pastor’s drive and orthodoxy, leading his congregation
“Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider
Adam’s sin weakened the will and darkened the intellect of all his progeny. God promised a redeemer to remedy the human condition. Every time I
We’ve all witnessed or experienced it. The screaming and squirming child that does everything in his power to thwart the parent’s efforts to love him
How do we gain true humility? How well do we really know ourselves? Recently, for spiritual reading I’ve been reading St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle.
In his 1990 encyclical, Redemptoris Missio, Pope Saint John Paul II writes: “God is opening before the Church the horizons of a humanity more fully
I have just discovered that my high school freshman son loves music and listens to vast amounts of it, whenever he gets the chance. Believe
What Are “Casual Catholic Men”? There is a Catholic “man-crisis.” Large numbers of Catholic men, while not rejecting the faith explicitly, have implicitly rejected the faith
We all thought Papi was being a big baby when he stopped leaving the house. In the past year, he had become needy, asking us
I wish Catholics were as devoted to reading the Bible as frequently as some Protestants. Granted, many active Catholics do read the Bible regularly, or
Trendy — it’s all the rage in today’s works of charity. Never mind that the theological virtue of Charity should be a staple in the
This is hardly the most controversial topic of our time, but I have heard complaints on both sides of the fence on it. Jeans in
