Our daily prayer, even more important than our daily bread, is vital in maintaining our relationship with God and neighbor. The two great commandments that
Nowadays, many journalists and public school teachers, along with the entire woke culture, focus solely on the negativities surrounding Christopher Columbus and not his positive
In January, I attended my final session of the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction. The topic of the two-week session was spiritual healing, and after
Of course not! God entrusted the Catholic church with safeguarding the truth that sets us free. Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the
Two essential elements of magic are misdirection and distraction. These two elements enable the magician to perform all sorts of “magic” tricks. Confidence tricksters also
Now, if when He lived in this world, He healed the sick by the mere touch of His garments, what doubt is there but that
The Latin formula eodem sensu eademque sententia is a traditional theological way of describing sameness-of-meaning. The formula is often quoted as part of an insistence
By: Ralph A. Capone Dear Shepherds, Pascendi Dominici Gregis was written in 1907 by Pope Saint Pius X. Our love for the Church prompts me
Pope Pious XI saw it back in the early 1900s. And Pope St. John Paul II saw it still in 1985 – the loss of
I like to say that there are parallel parables in the Gospels for the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth Sundays of Ordinary Time in Year C. This
Honestly, I knew nothing more on Charlie Kirk a few weeks ago because I only saw an “under-one-minute” video of him here and there over
During my 40 years as a Catholic school educator, with 34 of those as a Catholic school principal, I witnessed a lot of disheartening change.
I was wondering what to do. You are no good at this, your writing quality is like a Whatsapp or Facebook post. The words uttered
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for October 2025 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. God speaks most clearly through Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines
With the recent horrific shootings at Annunciation Parish in Minneapolis, the shooting of Charlie Kirk, and many more; the topic of prayer has once again
I used to be an optimist, but not anymore. I am not worried, though. I have hope. Whether my change of heart has anything to
When the chips are down, our best intentions often disintegrate before a fierce grasping for self-preservation. It is a regrettable, though a very familiar, result
The assassination of Charlie Kirk and the recent school shootings in Minnesota and Colorado has put a focus on the vitriol and violence we see
Many people of faith have responded to this call over the centuries. To serve God with the unique gifts that He gave them. But far
By picking up our cross and following Jesus and by cooperating with God’s grace, we can achieve our salvation.
“What is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer.” This quote is the first line of Francis Bacon’s essay, Of Truth.
My friend used to sing a song to her small children that said, “Be careful, little eyes, what you see.” Singing it, she sounded joyful,
