As Catholics, God’s Word has to be important to us. I don’t mean important as we pay attention at mass while the readings are being
Recently heard on the floor of the House of Representatives: “Amen, and A-women”. There was more to the opening prayer than that, but that was
Debate is something that we Catholics should embrace. After all, the Doctors of the Church often participated in very time-consuming debates. Debate can be enlightening.
In Part I and Part II, we discussed how Pope Francis – no doubt with sincerity and good intentions – has sometimes failed to keep
Well, 2021 has started out as roughly as 2020 ended. The rain that poured down around my little house on Christmas day seemed to promise
Living in a Luke 12:53 moment? I use that term to refer broadly to our current cultural milieu. We live in a time when we
“Compassion” can be used to justify anything In part one we saw how Amoris laetitia tries, valiantly enough, to take a middle ground between rigorism
So many people, it seems, are trading the eternal joys of the “hereafter” for the temporary pleasures of the “here and now.” I myself am
Whether or not you are a fan of Pope Francis, there can be no denying that he has sometimes been a divisive figure since his
One morning, walking from the parking garage to the office, I voiced in prayer an all-to-familiar complaint: “Why am I hanging around here when I
Off the Shelf 202 – Karlos Broussard After a much needed break over the holidays I am BACK. This week I welcome my friend Karlo
The following reflections on A Church in Crisis Pathways Forward by Ralph Martin, bring into focus the laxity of universalism, the laxity of accompaniment, and
Prayer is the foundation of the spiritual life and is where we will find the beautiful gifts of the Spirit so that we can live
As 2021 begins, much of the planet is looking for hopeful signs of better things to come in the new year while at the same
The month of January takes its name from Janus, the two-faced god of beginnings, gates, and doorways. With one face looking ahead and the other
Christian formation and discipleship are interrelated and are both important elements of the Catholic faith. The two are closely connected with faith, conversion, and experience.
A young man was diagnosed as schizophrenic at the age of 14. He shortly thereafter developed an addiction to heroin. He had been in and
The time was about 12:30 in the morning on April the 15th. The place was my room, shrouded in black except for where the streetlight
What follows highlights the marriage of close friends of mine, Roger and Helena Cartier. Both Roger and Helena passed away not too long ago. In
It is unfortunate that Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch as a whole are books of the bible that are largely ignored. They are a part of divine
This past year of COVID isolation has offered considerable time for reading and reflection on the state of affairs in our culture and country. Between
We live in a world where the word authority has become a taboo word. There is great mistrust of authority and as a society, we
