Election and Division The juxtaposition of All Soul’s Day and Election Day should cause us to pause and ponder. The first is a feast designed
Randomness refers to thought. Generally, randomness designates the ignorance of order. Specifically, it is the logical process of defining a population or set of new
A Planner Plans Everything … Except Surrender Ever since I can remember, I have been a planner. When a person loves making lists and has
Holy People in Daily Life Several rolling, rural counties of Northeastern Ohio are home to the largest Amish community in the world. Ohioans are very
Schools serve a unique and necessary role within society. Their main purpose is to educate and inspire, yet they also serve as places for safety
I’ve been in jail more times than I’d like to count, and certainly more times than I intended. I’ve forgotten the names and faces of
It is not enough to be busy: so are the ants. The question is: What are you busy about? – Henry David Thoreau I recently
In the Book of Judges, we read about the Israelites and their struggle to stay faithful to God following the death of Joshua. Many times
Where Senses Fail Without love, life would be miserable. Thankfully, we always have the love of God — every minute that we are alive, and
The Christian faith from the beginning is the sacrifice of all freedom…. –Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Freedom consists not in doing what we
Each day is a rush from beginning to end for many people. Scarf down breakfast, run to catch a bus, work all day, pick up
It’s no secret that the Church is comprised of sinners. However, when we become discouraged in the Church, and are perhaps at risk of losing
Matthew Kelly identifies Dynamic Catholics as those who are devoted to prayer, study, generosity and evangelization. Yet, only 7% of Catholics are Dynamic Catholics. In
From confusing interim reports to troubling cardinalatial quotes, the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family provided us with a truckload of interest and intrigue
In the Midst of Decay There is a Catholic “man-crisis.” Many men who were baptized Catholic have left the Church; the majority of those who remain
All Hallow’s Eve, when ghosties and ghoulies and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night, are all out in force…. Well, I
St. Augustine wrote of two cities that men on earth have built. “Two cities have been formed by two loves,” he said. “The earthly by
When I first saw him on television, I didn’t care for him; the grey-bearded monk in his Franciscan habit. He seemed to represent most of
A while back on my personal blog, I presented a secular view of suffering. I posited that, for the secular left, suffering is seen as worse
I’ve traversed the murky waters of the reportage going on concerning the Extraordinary Synod on the Family for the past week or so. There have
“Riding one day in the plains below Assisi, he met a leper whose loathsome sores filled Francis with horror. Overcoming his revulsion, he leapt from
Author’s Note: The following letter is correspondence from a tempter demon on earth to the father of lies, Satan. Everything that Satan says in reply
