I call the new movement of God Presence Evangelism, because it is quiet, subtle and entirely grassroots. The stars have fallen. The big names have grown old. Society is
Facebook promotes a very odd concept of \’knowing\’ someone, and it has led to the further warping of our sense of friendship. My experience, like
Did you happen to catch the recent Newsweek article titled “Is the Internet Making Us Crazy?” Just in case you didn’t, here’s a small excerpt: The first
As the Extraordinary Form of the Mass progressed the priest started to intone the Gospel. He spoke in Latin, reading from the Gospel situated on
Last week was Holy Week. Churches around the entire globe waited in prayerful vigil, with lights dimmed, all images covered with the congregation in respectful, somber
On this holy and sad day known as Good Friday, we will have many opportunities to reflect on the suffering of Christ. While this is
Divine Mercy is a great mystery of our faith. The very God of the universe, the Lord God Almighty, has deemed to humble Himself for
The continuous setbacks and attacks on religious liberty that plague men and women of faith in the United States and across the world require responses and actions
Dear God. First, the frenzied, howling Sanhedrin. Slapping, punching, spitting all the while … perhaps kicking him if he fell. During the night watch,
\”Easter changes everything for us, too. We know that life is stronger than death. Love is stronger than hatred. Hope stronger than despair. We know
Lent, what a season! For some it brings dread, for others it is a time to strengthen their walk with God, and still others it
Whether we will or not, we must suffer…There are two ways of suffering — to suffer with love, and to suffer without love. The saints
Peter Kreeft recently presented an essay on the theme that, in his claim to be God, the historical Jesus of Nazareth could not have been wrong
I’m not one of those twelve million readers who bought the book Heaven is For Real and torpedoed it to the New York Times\’ Bestseller
So here we are again—approaching Holy Week. A most splendid—the most splendid week of the year! Yes, Christmas brings us the infant God made man, but
Sometimes, it’s good to get a fresh perspective. When we’ve seen the same thing, the same way, over and over again, it can get stale
It’s hard to write humor these days. You come up with an idea for a list of funny things to give up for Lent, and
On the day I graduated from medical school, I took an oath that includes the famous words: “First do no harm.” I am happy to
\”If God is so good and loving, if He\’s really there at all, why didn\’t He answer my prayer?\” This question has been asked by
In the days leading up to Good Friday, Jesus was encountered by two different kinds of mobs that had entirely different responses to him and
Eostre or Ostara Bede’s Reckoning of Time 15. The English Months In olden time the English people — for it did not seem fitting to
\”As he said this, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man\’s eyes with the clay, saying to
The process by which I answered the call to veil myself was slow discernment. As a list maker, I began to weigh the pros and
Many people have come asking me what to do if they broke their Lenten resolution. Do they have to find something NEW now? \”Ok, think.
