Off the Shelf 162 – Fr Timothy Gallagher Feel like you have hit a brick wall in your spiritual life? Does despair gnaw at you
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, directed by Frank Capra in 1939, is about a young Senator who stands up to corruption. At its heart, the
In its 2020 session, the New York State legislature, the same gang who lit up the World Trade Center tower in celebration of legalizing unlimited
More than twenty years ago I encouraged my Irish mother-in-law to find a Bible Study group and to “get into the Word.” Because we lived
I have been asked to give a talk at a local high school in a few months about prison ministry, so in preparation for that
It was a humid Saturday afternoon in February, thirty-eight years ago, when Lino, then my fiancé, with his parents and a handful of relatives, formally
Whenever you’re discussing abortion, there’s only one question that matters: Are the unborn human? If the unborn are not human, then what’s all the fuss
What is February 2nd known for? In secular society, it’s ‘Groundhog’s Day.’ While there’s nothing wrong with remembering this little rodent and speculating on whether
“Separation of Church and state!” How many of us have heard this noxious axiom over and over again throughout our lives? While history has taught
Must every single person be searching for a vocation in virtue of being single? Ah…the New Year is starting and we all want a plan.
Before being hired to work at a Catholic parish, I had only been to five funerals in my life. Each of those funerals has been
When is the best time to get married? Is it when one is young and doe-eyed, or perhaps when one is more mature and wiser
It’s been over 50 years since the Novus Ordo became the Ordinary Form of the Mass. The Sacred Liturgy changed after Vatican II and the
“God meets you where you are at” is an insidious spiritual fallacy of our modern times. it is a platitude amenable to various personal interpretations
Death is not a topic many of us want to think about but it’s an occurrence that we will all have to face. No matter
The other day while I was perusing social media, I came across post after post by Christian women who trying to edify women. This is
How often have we heard that hindsight is 20/20? In other words, it’s easy to know the right thing to do after something has happened,
God has revealed the purpose of human sexuality. We find God’s Revelation about sexuality most clearly in Catholic doctrine. It is good and important to
Like a lot of people, I would like to lose weight, but I never found diet and exercise programs to be the easiest undertakings in
The doctrine of redemptive suffering is quite difficult to grasp. Most cradle Catholics recall a parent or teacher’s advice to “offer it up” when they
Off the Shelf 161 – James Papandrea This week I am joined by Jim Papandrea to discuss his book The Early Church (33–313): St. Peter, the Apostles,
I hid my addiction to marijuana for over twenty years. I smoked day and night – even as an Executive in Corporate America. I didn’t
