At 2:00 a.m. this coming Sunday, November 5, Daylight Saving Time ends, and so we are to turn back our clocks one hour to 1:00
Perhaps you’ve heard the saying “Jesus came to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Christian authors and speakers often use this saying to encapsulate
Atheists, neo-pagans, and other non-Christians are always trying to say certain Catholic Holy Days have their origins in pagan celebrations. Halloween and All Saints Day
It has been nine years since I entered the Monastery of the Poor Clare Colettine nuns. I was just out of high school when I
In Story of a Soul, Thérèse of Lisieux exclaimed: “O Jesus, my Love, my vocation, at last I have found it. My vocation is Love!”
When I was first married, my wife collected books for young girls published during World War II. My wife had some of these as a
I always enjoy coming back to the parish after time away. Whether it’s for a weekend retreat, a month of break, or six weeks in
From Russia to Israel I was born just before the Second World War in Soviet Ukraine, in Kiev, the only child of a Jewish family.
My weekly study group has been reading St. Theresa of Avila’s “The Interior Castle” for several weeks now. It’s a book that has been called
Movies, television shows, and music are great leisure activities from our usual busy and sometimes hectic lives. However, as Catholics, we should always be careful
To get to heaven one day, we must overcome three giant obstacles: our weak flesh, a sly and hateful devil, and the carnal allurements of
“ Ye have heard that it hath been said, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.’ But I say unto you, Love your
On October 15th, Pope Francis brought out, On Confidence, a special apostolic exhortation on St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, the
I was visiting a parish, not too long ago, to participate in a Mass to St. Anthony, my late Italian grandmother Angelina’s favorite Saint, and
The power of agreement, in big or small matters, ensures all parties involved have come to terms with everything contained within a given arrangement. The
Corpus Dómini nostri Jesu Christi custódiat ánimam tuam in vitam aetérnam. Amen. [The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve thy soul unto life everlasting.
Jesus Christ said some pretty startling things in His time here on earth. For example, telling people to “Love your enemies” when their enemies are
In a perfect world, the LA Dodgers should be gearing up to play the Atlanta Braves for the National League Pennant right now. But we
Another article on the Synod? Well, somewhat, but not entirely. The purpose of this article is to consider basic principles of the concepts of agency
When one reads the four Gospels detailing the life of Christ, quickly you see the importance of faith. We are even told when He visited
INTRODUCTION In olden times, apologetics (reasoned arguments in defense of religious doctrine) relied on philosophy and theology. Nowadays, one has to defend the Church against
Joseph Dutton was born into a Protestant family in 1843. In 1883 he became a Catholic and in 2021 the Cause for the Beatification and
A new online, self-paced course, “Confronting the Digital Age,” is being offered by Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS). The course begins on October 15. Unlike
Life’s journey is often likened to a vast, intricate tapestry woven over time with threads of countless decisions. Whether mundane or monumental, every choice we
