On Good Friday we remember the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, and on Easter Sunday we celebrate his Resurrection from the dead – but
We were two tired, aging boaters who had just cleared lock twelve on the Erie Canal. Now anyone who has ever traversed the Erie Canal
Thomas Malthus was an 18th/19th-century Anglican priest whose ideas have been used to back the notion that there are too many people on the planet,
The world wants you to believe that we should be ruled by ourselves and our feelings. If it feels good, do it. Satan wants us
What does liberty really mean? This month, we Americans celebrated the 245th anniversary of our formal separation from Great Britain. As we approach the quarter-millennium
The Book of Acts contains one of my favorite Scripture verses. Just before He ascends to heaven, Jesus promises the disciples He will not leave
Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too
INTRODUCTION Does life, intelligent or not, exist anywhere other than on earth? And if such extraterrestial life be intelligent, how does Catholic teaching take it
St. Paul is recorded as saying that “wives should be subordinate” (Ephesians 5:22; Colossians 3:18) and “under the control” of their husbands (Titus 2:5). Some
Like the lives of many who are reading this, my life is not picture perfect. The history I have lived is undoubtedly less rocky than
“That they may all be one as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that
Off the Shelf 219 – Noelle Mering This week on Off the Shelf we peel back the layers of wokeness. Our country and our world
I find it interesting that the current controversy over Communion occurs while simultaneously critical race theory is suffering pushback from communities and states. Yes, the
My journey into mediation began by praying the Stations of the Cross. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains what Catholic meditation is: Meditation is
The credit for this article belongs to a parish friend and priest, Monsignor John Halloran, Pastor Emeritus, St. Thomas More Parish, Narragansett, RI. In a
The Holy Mass presents the Catholic faithful the opportunity to pray with others as we participate in this high form of communal prayer. This divine
God speaks to us–makes Himself known to us–in Scripture. Many want to know God better, more intimately, more closely. Yet a question often remains—just how
Run-of-the-mill. Average. Common. These are just some of the less appealing words most people would not want to be used to describe their own lives.
The Bible and the Early Church Fathers either implicitly or explicitly describe Peter’s primacy, and the Church has consistently appealed to these traditions in defense
Recently my archdiocese announced that due to the decline in coronavirus cases, it is lifting the general dispensation from the obligation of Catholics to attend
In this second episode of a two-part series, demonologist Adam Blai shares his in-depth personal knowledge of a living stigmatic who, by overwhelming evidence, undergoes
“You Catholics go out and sin all week. Then you pay five dollars on Saturday, for forgiveness, so you can have a clear conscience on
