Off the Shelf 201 – Kimberly Cook This week on Off the Shelf we take a deep dive look at the history of feminism. My
The coolest Catholic I know is retired Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput (who should have been named a cardinal, in my honest opinion), and not just
Usually, I am reluctant to embrace changes in my life. I like things to stay the same. However, I realize that if I never change,
Church bells will not peal as loudly from the belfries of Catholic churches in the Philippines this year. In the midst of a pandemic, Christmas
A few years ago I heard about a book from a friend titled Anything: The Prayer That Unlocked My God and My Soul. Though I
Going to visit relatives during the holidays is like putting a gun to Grandma’s head, according to one western state governor. Well, who on earth
Last month, we published an article in two parts on the story of Garabandal. This sought to explore two questions. Firstly, what reasons have we
Is Advent a penitential season? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. Well, maybe it ought to be again. The answer you get depends, I suspect,
Twice in the month of December we honor the Blessed Mother in a special way on the liturgical calendar: on the Solemnity of the Immaculate
Beginning in the Middle Ages, clerics with similar apostolates began to form communities where they could live, pray, and work together. These communities were the
It seems like the only news we get today is bad. We live in a nation deeply divided. Daily we face more news on a
In churches where abuse has occurred, a question arises for worshippers. Am I sinfully complicit, just by being a lay member and thus sustaining the
Maybe Pope Francis is just too affable. In the Kevin Costner film “Wyatt Earp,” Wyatt tells Ed Masterson that he is too affable. In Masterson’s
For at least the last half century, the Catholic Church, although charged with boldly proclaiming the Truth to the world, has been suffering from sloth,
Not too long ago, Catholics and non-Catholics alike were scandalized by a one-of-a-kind news story of a Louisiana Catholic priest performing and filming immoral acts
Ding Dong Advent is here and many of us are saying Hallelujah! I have never seen so many Christmas decorations go up outside and inside
the lawfulness of the use of these vaccines [derived from cell lines of aborted babies] should not be misinterpreted as a declaration of the lawfulness
Freedom is God’s gift to each of us so that by our own accord we might seek out our Lord and attain our “full and
Off the Shelf 200 – Bishop Joseph E. Strickland I’m celebrating episode 200 in a BIG way with a very special guest this week. Bishop
On November 10, the Vatican published its “Report on the Holy See’s Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick,” the result
Daily choices, thousands a day. many without thought, others with just brief recognition by brain and mind. How many, influenced by the sub-conscience, may have
In my last article, “A Primer on the Book of Revelation”, I explained that the Book of Revelation is divided into three parts based on
