There are a lot of good painters that I just don’t like. That statement doesn’t mean that they are bad artists. It means the style of this or that
Although Uganda is not a Top 10 Places to Vacation on any list that I have seen, I really meant to go there to relax and
Maybe you heard that on Sunday, September 14, 2014, Pope Francis married twenty couples at St. Peter’s Basilica. I learned about it first from an
New York City can be a daunting place for a Catholic, or anyone who wants to live a religious or moral life. While it is
Taxonomy of the “Hitler Card” Fallacy The Fallacy Files website, which is devoted to exploring and exploding errors in reasoning, gives the following forms for
Ephemeral Hope I possess an intellectual spirituality that makes me shy away from an outward display of faith filled emotions. I prefer internal intensity. Also,
Recently, my family and I vacationed in the New Mexico mountains on the Pecos River. Runaway fires tore through the mountains very near that cabin
Author’s Note: Recently, I had a conversation with a high school friend of mine, concerning how people rarely think about the reality of hell, and
As Christians we are called to listen and respond to God’s direction, because our lives revolve around God. We have no business asking God to
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
