As I write this review we find ourselves in the midst of unprecedented time. Due to the coronavirus pandemic we find states doing lock downs,
I thought it would be spiritually helpful to me to compose and reflect upon notes from a week of quarantine. I hope you find these
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of ads implying that singleness, or at least childlessness, is a great thing. The implications range from a women’s subscription
As I type, our state has instituted a “shelter in place” prerogative due to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe. There are no public Masses,
If you are fortunate enough to still be working during the pandemic, be grateful. And don’t forget that even though Masses have been canceled your
It is an unsavory fact that many people do not know or understand the Catholic Church. Just as Blessed Bishop Fulton Sheen once commented, he
Off the Shelf 169 – Fr. Robert McTeigue This week I appeared on The Catholic Current hosted by Fr. Robert McTeigue. We discussed the COVID-19
I have discovered that everything comes from the heart because it is the heart which guides our thoughts, body, and tongue. Since I live in
When we pray the Rosary, we’re called contemplate Christ’s life and to “pray with the heart” by Our Lady. St. John Paul II told us,
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
The concept of justification is one of the most discussed and debated topics among Christians. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), the
The witnesses of the Cross and Resurrection of Christ have handed on to the Church and to mankind a specific Gospel of suffering. The Redeemer
In the western Church, we’re familiar with many of Mary’s apparitions and miracles. But our Church is broader than the face we see most often.
As Catholic’s, we often associate praying with long traditional prayers that we have learned and recited from the time we were children. But real prayer
I came across a very interesting book recently, Evolution: The Human Story, by Dr. Alice Roberts. It is similar to several other recent books explaining
Venerable Patrick Peyton (1909-92), known as the “Rosary Priest” because of the many large rosary rallies he led throughout the world, popularized the phrase “The
The essential principles of Christian spirituality are to be found in the teaching of the first Apostles that they received directly from Jesus Christ, It
As with so many other things, so with coronavirus: You can trust Catholics to turn it into an intramural spiritual battle. I don’t have statistics
Our bishops are in a bit of a predicament with COVID-19. They want to be good citizens as well as good shepherds. And it looks
If the devil is the prime tempter, then keeping the devil out of your head is an important step to avoiding sin. Here are some
I had the opportunity just before the beginning of Lent to watch the movie The Book of Eli (Columbia Pictures, 2010). It is a seemingly
It takes humility to realize most of our personal suffering does not save anyone, least of all ourselves. Ironically, it usually takes suffering to break
