If the devil is the prime tempter, then keeping the devil out of your head is an important step to avoiding sin. Here are some
I had the opportunity just before the beginning of Lent to watch the movie The Book of Eli (Columbia Pictures, 2010). It is a seemingly
It takes humility to realize most of our personal suffering does not save anyone, least of all ourselves. Ironically, it usually takes suffering to break
Lent this year has gotten off to a strange start. As the threat of COVID-19 spreads around the world and here in the US, many
INTRODUCTION: PENANCE IS NOT A BRIBE TO GOD Lent is upon us. Interestingly, my Lenten penance and goals have changed since my conversion some 25
Years ago, some time after my adult conversion, I was talking to a friend who was in the habit of saying things like “The Lord
One area the Church need’s a little work in, at least at the local levels, is leadership. We often find overwhelmed and under-performing staffs who
In “The New Goth is the Original Goth,” I suggested (half fun and full earnest) that we ought to resurrect the “fence” of traditional practices
How beautiful God must be. No wonder He isn’t visible to our human eyes. Oh God, I hope my soul looks beautiful to you. –
We have all heard of those “choir Masses” – the kind where only the members of the choir sing because they alone know the songs
Off the Shelf 167 – Dr. Ray Guarendi Raising kids in the current society we live in is TOUGH. We know what values we hold
My wife and I were heading to a pub to meet some friends. Kate was bringing her acquaintance Bill, a self-proclaimed atheist. Her goal was
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
When the topic arises, some people ask why we should consider consecrating ourselves to St. Joseph. Father Donald Calloway’s new book, Consecration to St. Joseph, answers this, and
If you’re looking for new spiritual reading this Lent, I highly recommend Bathe Seven Times, a contemplative look at the seven capital sins, written by
These days, if you want to record a program on TV, you can simply press a button to make it happen. Not so in the
Like most converts, becoming Catholic was the last thing on my mind. The first church I ever attended was Sunset Wesleyan Church in La Puente,
Somewhere between Norway and the North Pole, in a remote, permafrost-covered area of the Arctic called Svalbard, lies a vault. Named the “Global Seed Vault”,
Off the Shelf 166 – Dan Burke This week on Off the Shelf Dan Burke joins me to discuss a powerful and much needed topic……the
Goth is passé. Although the goth subculture has shown more staying power than did the “flower children” of the 1960s, its “counterculture” largely shows up
Consider this: We should not think that holiness is only meant for a select few. We are all called to be holy, but how many
In January, over at the National Schismatic Reporter (as Fr. John Zuhlsdorf calls it, AKA Fishwrap), one of its ace reporters was not happy. He
Like most people, I learn from experience. When I’m told not to touch the hot stove because it is hot and will burn me, I
Although some Catholics may know of St. Maurus, the blessing of St. Maurus appears to be something of a well-kept secret. It seems that few
