Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.—Ecclesiastes 9:7 (KJV) THE
When one of Jesus’s disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray, Jesus responded with the Lord’s Prayer (Lk 11:2-4; Mt 6:9-13). In Matthew’s
Many people these days seem no longer surprised to hear of reports or news about abuse of men, women and children by members of the
When I was engaged, I spent a lot of time scrolling through wedding planning forums. My now-husband and I had a longer than usual engagement.
We just put away our Christmas trees, and now we are only a few short weeks away from Ash Wednesday, which arrives on February 26.
One of the first things I did after becoming Catholic, in my late 20’s, was to join a lay apostolate called The Legion of Mary.
Are you aware of the horrors surrounding the ongoing persecution of Christians worldwide? In a 2017 essay, I highlighted how that persecution has reached a
Imagine a young Catholic teenager taking a religious history class in a non-Catholic Christian high school. At some point during class discussion the topic of
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
Off the Shelf 159 – Father Donald Calloway All one needs to do is look on social media or turn on the news and you
We are always only one generation away from atheism. Paganism is faith in something, or somethings outside of a person. Atheism is faith in nothing
One of the biggest issues separating Catholics and Protestants is the question of the necessity of good works for salvation. At the risk of oversimplifying
“There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.” (Eccl 3:1) This verse was part of one of
When someone says they believe Scripture is literal, often the first thing that comes to mind is that they believe the earth was created in
If you are looking for a sure-fire way to grow in your faith, I can think of no better way than to do a deep
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind
Even as a religious order priest, I live in the world. But the world I find myself in currently focuses a great deal on the
Advent came (and went), bringing with it the opportunity to prepare oneself to a renewed relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. The Christmas season is
Slowly but surely, philosopher Edward Feser contends, philosophers of science are rediscovering a need for teleology in the universe over three and a half centuries
Off the Shelf 158 – Sonja Corbitt Fresh off the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Sonja Corbitt and I sit down to discuss her
With the ending of the Christmas holiday, many people begin focusing on making changes for the New Year — the calendar New Year that is.
So many things in our lives are necessary but challenging, and perhaps none more so than prayer. Prayer sustains the life of our souls, yet
