Despite what many people think, Scripture isn’t just a collection of doctrines, loosely-related stories, moral examples, or anything else of the sort. Rather, it is
Can a day pass in which we are not faced with yet another Clerical scandal? Yet each of us knows a good and holy priest
My Date I am going to tell you about my most recent date. It was a Thursday afternoon and I was blessed to not have
One of the advantages of being a pastor of a small parish is the ability to visit most families in their homes throughout the year.
A consulting group’s report to its school board client refers to “systemic familialism.” They use this term to refer negatively to a standard definition of
One of the laments of the Lord and the prophets throughout Scripture is hardness of heart on the part of God’s chosen people. This is
I saw a great display of fireworks this year in honor of our country’s independence. As I was watching them rise, I reflected as they
A recent Catholic Stand article reminds us that, back in 1970, [Joseph Ratzinger] the future pope posited that the faithful of the twenty-first century would
Have you wondered why an increasing percentage of society seems to be anxious, nervous, and out of sorts these days? Just look at large modern
Part I of this series, examined the complementary between the sexes and compared it to the complementarity in the Trinity, One of the great buzz
Off the Shelf 246 – Fr. Lawrence Carney This week on Off the Shelf we are taking a look at a hidden devotion that is
This Gospel reading for Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time (Year II) consists of only two sentences (Matthew 13:44-46). However, in these verses,
The daily news depresses me. With the news comes that horrible feeling of helplessness. I’ve tried tuning it out, but it doesn’t work. So what
In Part One, we considered the many pressing causes in the world that require your prayer – yes, yours! – with an emphasis on prayer
Do you know where to begin in prayer? For some, not knowing for whom or what to pray is an obstacle to ever getting started.
Saint John Vianney is known for leading the village Ars from corruption to holiness, and the path he took to change the hearts of many
What is prayer? Why pray? Does it matter? Does God listen? A thousand questions may elicit a thousand different answers, some true, some not. No
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, God is Love, but “because we are dead or at least wounded through sin, the first effect of
When I was a child (from 1950 to, well, who can say?) the term “the opposite sex” struck me as odd. Opposite of what? Was
I recently returned to Italy after serving as spiritual director for a ten-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Saints and theologians have called the land
Forgiveness and letting go of resentment– it’s something about which much has been written–and about which, after all is said and done, more is usually
At the beginning of my summer break, I spent a day at an abbey nearby. I wanted to get away from teaching and colleagues and
