Christians Can’t Bypass Suffering
Melanie Jean Juneau
February 5, AD2022
12 Comments
What a tragedy if, at the end of my days when I stand before God, I finally realize that I spent my earthly life playing
Lonely? Have Dinner With The Father
Todd Federici
February 4, AD2022
6 Comments
There are still a lot of people inside and alone due to the virus restrictions in certain areas. There still are a lot of people
It’s Not Easy to Be a Real Martyr
Rob Marco
February 3, AD2022
5 Comments
When the Columbine massacre occurred on April, 20th, 1999, I had only been Catholic for a few months. I was still getting tuned in to
A Lifetime of Work and a Moment of Death
Deacon Greg Lambert
February 2, AD2022
1 Comment
After the sixties music expanded our minds, and before disco and stadium rock dominated the airwaves, the singer-songwriter genre took a firm hold in the
Erasing Women: The Misogyny of Transgenderism
Cynthia Millen
February 2, AD2022
13 Comments
“Woman has a genius all her own, which is vitally essential to both society and the Church” (Pope John Paul II, Angelus Message of July
The Four Kinds of Love
Bob Kurland
February 1, AD2022
3 Comments
One definition of “love”: In religious use: the benevolence and affection of God towards an individual or towards creation; (also) the affectionate devotion due to
The Early Church was the Catholic Church: Off the Shelf 236 with Joe Heschmeyer
Pete Socks
January 31, AD2022
10 Comments
Off the Shelf 236 – Joe Heschmeyer This week Joe Heschmeyer joins me to discuss one of my favorite topics, the early church. Listen in
Is a Great ‘Warning’ for Mankind Really Imminent?
Gene M. Van Son
January 31, AD2022
21 Comments
The Catholics who developed the website “Countdown to the Kingdom” say we are living in the “end times.” But before you jump to any conclusions,
I Believe
Carol Monaco
January 30, AD2022
3 Comments
When we are open to the Word of God, our Lord takes hold within us and transforms our lives by way of the Holy Spirit.
The Evangelistic Gift of Being Weird
Michael Sandifer
January 29, AD2022
3 Comments
As we cavort amid an embarrassingly secularized and confused society, unmoored as it stands from the threads of a shared past or the common experience
Redemptive Suffering?
Melanie Jean Juneau
January 28, AD2022
17 Comments
When we act like a victim sacrifice, suffering for our own failings or like a scapegoat who suffers as the result of others sins, we
Do Not Grumble: No Murmuring And No Complaining
Dom Cingoranelli
January 28, AD2022
18 Comments
“Do not grumble,” St. Benedict tells his monks. (RB 4:39) The first time he mentions this is in the fourth chapter of his rule for
When the Wine Runs Dry
Barbara Padolina
January 27, AD2022
2 Comments
It was over three years ago, while searching up writing opportunities online, that I stumbled upon an ad featuring a black-and-white graphic of a man
More Biblical Evidence for the Eucharist
Nate Guyear
January 27, AD2022
30 Comments
I recently began reading the New Testament again and noticed a verse that had not previously caught my attention. The verse is from the last
God’s Miracles are Love in Action
Deacon Steve Greco
January 25, AD2022
3 Comments
We call them miracles—supernatural occurrences that enter our lives. The word comes from the Latin and means “to wonder.” According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, miracles are
The Immaculate Misconception of Pro-Choice Catholics
Loreto Xavier
January 25, AD2022
13 Comments
“1 in 4 Abortion Patients is Catholic,” read a well-planned professionally executed projection of an evil statistic onto the tower of the Basilica of the
Lavish Grace
Susan Skinner
January 24, AD2022
2 Comments
One thing I have learned in caring for my elderly mom is that each new day cannot be planned. I can try to make plans
Picture Jesus Crucified
Diana Ragsdale
January 23, AD2022
2 Comments
I think God gave each of us the gift of imagination so that we can visualize the angels, the saints, and the Holy Trinity we pray
St. Francis de Sales and My Favorite Male Saints
Joe Tevington
January 23, AD2022
12 Comments
I have particularly fond attachments to several great male saints. “My boys” as I call them truly embody masculine virtues; they include the patron saints
The Litany Of Trust
Mark Belanger
January 22, AD2022
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I have written before about trust as an element of faith (see Growing Our Faith Through Obedience And Trust). Trusting takes practice. At about the
We Need to Learn Forgiveness
Maurice Williams
January 22, AD2022
4 Comments
The ancient Israelites were given a mantra by which they could steer themselves on a straight path to eternal bliss with God in heaven: “You
Tiny Thoughts in the New Year
Masha Goepel
January 21, AD2022
2 Comments
January is almost my favorite month of the year. It doesn’t have October’s bright leaves or brisk weather – up here in Maine January is
The Evangelizing Power of Beer
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
January 20, AD2022
11 Comments
A great deal has been said of late about the upcoming Synod on Synodality: there have been a lot of positive comments, a great deal
The Two Essential Signs of a Thriving Parish
Peter Darcy
January 19, AD2022
15 Comments
Half a century of sitting in Catholic parishes and getting assaulted by painful attempts at relevance qualifies me to reflect on what a thriving parish
