We can know the Resurrection happened. Assenting to the reality of the Resurrection, like assenting to the objective truth of all Catholic doctrine, does not
Congrats—you’re going to be a godparent! Well, maybe you will, but then again, maybe you won’t. Sometimes unforeseen barriers might prevent you from fulfilling this
Yes, there is trouble in the Church, our Church, the Catholic Church. By trouble, I mean “something is wrong,” something that needs to be corrected
Secularism and strong anti-Christian beliefs are fast eroding the influence of the Catholic Church. People no longer believe they need to go to mass. Churches
When I was younger, I made a lot of mistakes, especially as a young father. I think this is because I really had no mentor
I believe it is essential to recognize that we have received numerous gifts from God such as little blessings each day, great miracles, and personal
More years ago than I care to remember, I was settling into my seat in my high school Algebra II class when one of my
As the only native English speaker in a community replete with Italians and Argentinians, I often get requests to clarify the pronunciation of certain English
With the past year we have gone through one of the big questions on the mind of many is simply “why”? Why all the suffering?
Blessed are the Pure in Heart for they shall see God (Matthew 5:8). The past several months have been a whirlwind of suffering, beauty, and
Many people argue that God is not going to send those who refuse to love Him and obey Him to everlasting hell like He has
Christ is Risen, Alleluia! He is Risen and the whole world rejoices. At the Easter Vigil we sat in darkness as our tiny candles flickered
So many people think that the goal of Christianity is to follow Jesus. That, in itself, of course, is a wonderful thing. But that is
Off the Shelf 209 – Steven Hemler This week on Off the Shelf Steve Hemler returns to discuss the third book in his apologetics trilogy, Catholic
Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it. (Attributed to Abraham Lincoln) They watched him closely and sent agents pretending to
It was at Easter in the 1970’s that I first met my wife. I received a phone call from the local convent asking me to
We pray the way we live and we live the way we pray. It’s some of the best advice I’ve ever been given. Our “regular
Dr. Ricardo Castañon Gomez is not well-known to many Catholics. But he should be. Atheist Richard Dawkins has apparently never heard of Dr. Ricardo Castañon
The Kiss (or Sign) of Peace has been in place in some form since the early Church. From the intimate gatherings of the first century
“Uneducated, ordinary men…companions of Jesus.” (Acts 4:13) That’s how the Jewish leaders characterized Peter and John after they cured the crippled man at “the Beautiful
How do you glorify God in your life? Unfortunately, many believe it is harder than it really is. During the season of Lent, I created
A few years ago I suddenly began thinking about a priest I knew who had died about ten years earlier. We remember the special priests
