We see many buzzwords being tossed around in Church circles. It is not necessary to toss them here. But one word always seems to stick
I recently found myself lamenting about the unchanging status of the COVID-19 pandemic, and going on about how much prayer effort had been put for
Romans 4 is one of the most hotly debated passages in scripture because it is used as a proof text for different doctrinal points on
“We must encourage and strengthen one another,” my friend said as we ended our conversation. The discussion itself might have been similar to present-day exchanges
Attending Mass in recent weeks is – and will be in weeks to come – a strange experience. Every other pew is roped off. Everyone
I suppose by now everybody knows I’m a big critic of the Theory of Evolution. I had the audacity on the second essay I ever
Our parents and catechists taught us as small children that God created us to know, love, and serve Him with the end goal of being
Venerable Fulton Sheen in Those Mysterious Priests speaks about the “great divorce of priest and victim.” We Catholics have so long been exposed to this
Even though as a book reviewer I have a steady stream of books coming to my doorstep occasionally I will revisit books that have impacted
Ten years ago, on the fourth of July, my husband and I spent our first night in our new home: an off-grid yurt tucked in
I was reflecting on holiness and my inner life and I realized I have been lacking in the spirit of sacrifice, especially since the beginning
This month we have seen terrible racial riots on both sides of the Atlantic and for that matter throughout the world. The aftermath is set
We often measure improvement the same way we measure success: by objective and secular standards; the benchmarks usually consist of increasing income, job promotion, and
A friend of mine recently asked me what I thought about the relationship between trust and obedience. At first the relationship seemed obvious…until it started
With the perspective of hindsight, it seems hard to fathom, but there was a distinct possibility that the Cold War could have ended in the
How did the precepts of ethics and morality, based on the Ten Commandments and the “Golden Rule”, become a pariah to so many? How did
The present lockdown has obvious consequences which no one needs to remind us of. For me, it is the spiritual solitude that I find rough.
Prior to March 2020 we knew we had some challenging times ahead. Last summer Pew study came out that held some shocking results. 70% of
The last days are here! Ever since Jesus died on the cross, we have been in the last days. Whether or not the last day
I don’t want to write a political piece. Instead, I’d like to provide a reflection on Jane Austen, parents yelling at their kids in Walmart,
I became interested in the relationship between God and dogs when I began to pray for those suffering from Coronavirus. My husband and I have
Insecurity has gripped people all over the world. It stems from economic uncertainty as a result of massive unemployment arising from a global pandemic we
