A recent article in The Atlantic proposed that neither activism for or against abortion can solve the real problem behind sex-selective abortion, an issue raised in the recent documentary It’s
The New Evangelization has been called many things, but cheesy is not one of them, and this is a shame. If the New Evangelization is
To my Protestant brothers and sisters: It\’s time to come back to Mother Church. We want you, we need you, we love you. I\’ve spent
CNN’s Pierce Morgan attempted to entangle Senator Rick Santorum into pledging alliance to the potentially new Church Doctrine under Pope Francis that condom use would
I thank you Marcus for taking on the onerous task of acting as my secretary, in addition to your regular duties as my aide, in
Although Lent is winding to a close, there is still plenty of time to work on the many bad habits that hurt our relationship with
The other day I was in the car with my 14 year old headed home from the store. The sun was beginning to set and the
The hardest Lenten penance yet has been having to listen to the pompous fools who dominate the television, radio and internet news media in the
I. Veiling and Truth Theologian Han Urs Von Balthasar once wrote, “We thus [understand] truth as the unveiledness, uncoveredness, disclosedness, and unconcealment of being ….
During the Year of Faith we are asked to understand the nature of faith more clearly. An important question arises: Is the Catholic faith an
Satan, I gotta hand it to ya. You\’re brilliant. Ultimately a loser, but still. Evil and its demoralizing impact on our world is a reality of
The scrupulous man excels at avoiding prudence. He doesn’t want to make judgment calls for fear of being wrong, and he is (perhaps secretly) proud
A Reflective Fictional Story for Lent The sky is dark, as if there is an impending doom that is to be brought upon the face
Scars Last summer I heard a Priest tell this story during his homily of a time he visited a sick man in the hospital. He
Father Dwight Longenecker has published a book just in time for Lent called The Gargoyle Code. It\’s a modern riff on CS Lewis\’s masterpiece, The
To the world, it\’s unsettling to imagine a man with global influence and practical power, moving to a small room, in a house of prayer,
THE FRIEND I have a friend and I am not sure, but I think she is a little younger than I am now. I won’t
Dear Parents Who Haven’t Baptized Their Children, I’ve been speaking to your parent/grandparent/relative/friend over the past few weeks in the lead up to, and at,
Previously, John invited readers to join the quest for Catholic Stands in his blog Where to Start the Quest. In his first post called HOW TO FIND
Sometimes bad liturgy happens to good people. That is, sometimes the faithful who desire to experience a liturgically correct Mass are denied the opportunity. What
Rock crushes scissors, paper covers rock, scissors cuts paper, and vice hates virtue. Such are the rules of the game. And they are not going
Since A Worrier\’s Guide To The Bible was released, I’ve been doing a lot of speaking about anxiety. As I visit various parishes, I encounter
Meditation is a beautiful, yet often neglected, form of prayer and worship that deserves a special place in the spiritual lives of Catholics. The Catechism
A couple of years ago, on my blog The Impractical Catholic, I made a snarky little comment about atheists feeling unhappy that people still prefer
