One of my fondest memories at Baylor was when I first walked downstairs and into the wonder that was my dorm\’s cafeteria. Far away from
Coffee Interviews is a series of video interviews of interesting people I would love to have coffee with and pick their brains. Today I got
The problem with reincarnation is that the belief that our souls are enfleshed again in different forms dismisses any uniqueness of personhood. Not only does
Visit this website for more on NFP Awareness Week. Shortly before my husband and I were married in the Lutheran church (in which we’d
I am 72 years old and wish I could, right now, be with those wonderful young people in Rio for the 28th World Youth Day.
A dissenting or \”cafeteria Catholic\” will often assert that as long as one follows his conscience, he is in good standing with the Church. Well,
In this age where speed of communication is everything, where instant gratification is a bit slow, where people are obsessed with knowing what they will
When I was a child, I moved through life as if I was on a five-lane freeway. I traveled fast, full of confidence, and feeling
A confident-appearing older man looking at the interviewer beside the camera says: “I envy the little old lady who sits in front of the T.V.
It was a cold afternoon, but I\’d agreed to a play date at the park and so I trundled the four littles into the van
When I landed in my first RCIA class I was a hot mess. And I mean a hot mess. I had open gaping wounds from
I knew it the instant I passed him on the two-lane highway. Red and blue lights flashed. He pulled over, flipped a U-turn and was
A few years ago Cardinal Francis George of Chicago made a shocking statement regarding the extent of growing religious persecution in the United States; he
How important is faith? According to Jesus, it’s VERY important: “Whatever you ask for in prayer, you will receive it if you have faith.” (Matthew
It’s difficult to overstate the impact the Holocaust has had on both Jewish and Christian theology … but it can be done. The philosophical influences
You are probably expecting to read about some out-of-this world experience that brought me face to face with the \”Father of Lies\”, but I have
I had a conversation with my mom the other day. She was urging me to try to find a different parish, because although I love
When I was in a Catholic college many years ago, my moral theology class featured an anthology of essays on various moral choices, pro and
One of my favorite scenes in Return of the King is Sam and Frodo sitting together as Mt. Doom erupts around them. When Frodo says,
I stumbled upon Evangelical blogger and author Rachel Held Evans\’ blog post entitled Christians & Masturbation: Seven Perspectives, and I thought it would be great to
Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson wrote a novel Come Rack! Come Rope! about religious persecution during the Elizabethan era in England. This more-than-just-a-novel shows the gradualness
Pope Francis has been in office for just over 100 days. Nearly every day this charismatic man delights us with his actions and words, filling
This post is excerpted from the Epilogue of my new book, Zeal For Thy House: Suffering Through Mass, available on Amazon. I am not a
If you want to win friends and influence people, don’t mention the cross. It is an unlikely enticement to attract us to someone, and yet,
