I hate masks. I wear them because of my close proximity to my elderly parents. I feel as though they remove real relationships and we
As I was preparing to write this review of Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s latest book, Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the
Just as Christ, the Lamb of God, was both the victim assuming the sin of all humanity, as well as the priest offering the sacrifice
My high school soccer coach had a line that he would repeat so often that it almost became unbearable to hear, and yet years later
The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. — 1 Corinthians 1:25 Most certainly,
Some people have a ‘leave well enough alone’ attitude. They don’t like to ‘make waves’ or ‘rock the boat.’ Today, however, it appears that more
I do not have a green thumb. I am not able to grow beautiful, healthy plants in my garden. I wish I could and I
“And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, / Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.” If you’re a
We live in a self-centered world. People are always looking for ways to fill up their hearts with material things as well as seeing what
A recent news article reported a spike in opioid overdose deaths since the COVID-19 isolation orders began. The article said depression resulting from loneliness, and
Off the Shelf 185 – Kris Frank If there is one thing each of us could use right now it’s a little hope. From our
Through ordination, priests are called by the Church to care for the Christian Community. A pastor is obligated to preach the scriptures of the Lord
Like most people these days, I have been upset about the crises affecting our family, our city, our nation, and our world. Even we of
There have been attempts over the centuries to describe the human being as a particular kind of animal. Aristotle famously described the human being as
At first, I was angry; the Church doors were closed with a notice that read: “CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.” This was hard for me to
By Chloe JonPaul As am an ordinary lay Catholic, I never thought much about ecumenism, preferring to leave that topic to theologians. The term, evangelization
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
