The American Enterprise Institute recently released a study on the historic ebb and flow of religion in the United States which demonstrated, surprisingly, that the
Off the Shelf 180 – Brandon Vogt Evangelizing the faith can be a tricky thing. Many Catholics are simply not comfortable with spreading the faith.
The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has everyone talking about “systemic racism” right now. Yet just three weeks ago everyone was talking and thinking
A few years ago, I told my husband about a young woman I saw in the ladies’ room in the building where I once worked
In early adolescence I was prone to sudden and intense crushes that seemed to arrive out of nowhere and hit like a ton of bricks.
Lately, the daily news is full of images of burning and looting in our cities. Prior to that, it was becoming difficult to express our
“Maybe you ought to pray like a pirate over this one.” My spiritual director suggested this to me some years ago as I shared with
Life as we know it has changed since this COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The norm that we were used to, that fast-paced, hectic, high adrenaline, and
Satan’s work is rarely obvious. We like to think that we will spot his devilish efforts, much like the cartoons where the angel whispers in
Evangelizing can be a tough task. Many of us have faced it. How we have handled it varies. To the vast majority of Catholics evangelizing
Through the Gospel reading for the ascension, the Church has reminded its flock that God uses human weakness to make saints. St. Matthew writes of
INTRODUCTiON I am an agnostic Jewish scientist who became a Catholic in his senior years, to the horror of many colleagues, the amazement of his
I used to run a retreat and conference centre in London. As I had to run the place on a shoestring, I tried to do
As a Star Trek fan, I am fascinated by the faith of the Bajorans. If you’ve watched Deep Space Nine, you know the Bajorans are
The times, they are a-changing’. We are in a moral crisis mode unequalled in history. Certainly, there have been depraved and godless societies before us
Anastasia Marie Imagine naming your child for both the Resurrection of Christ, and the Blessed Mother. My sister, Anastasia Marie Evans, left us just before
Is the Gospel of Matthew anti-Semitic? You may have never thought about this question before, but it is an important one that we need to
Perhaps there are braver men than Walter Ciszek, but they don’t come readily to mind. Hard enough to be brave for a short period when
We know that God is in control of our lives, our families, our nation and our planet. We know that He has promised to come
The protests and rioting surrounding the George Floyd death has brought back some tough memories. I had personal experience in the integration riots of the
As humans we can only concentrate on one thing at a time, so we divide our search for truth into separate disciplines. Philosophy is the
Like most moms, I am a compulsive worrier. Before the pandemic and riots began, my biggest fear was something hurting my daughter in a serious,
