It is always tragic to see someone commit spiritual suicide right before your eyes. Apostasy can be a gradual slip into disbelief. Some slide away
Over my lifetime, I have been called many things, some of which are printable. Within the last 11 years’ worth of blogging, I’ve had a
Our twenty-first century world does its best to keep us away from a contemplative life, away from the things of God. It is shiny, sparkly,
I struggled recently, feeling attacked from all sides. I am raising two teenage boys, and a tween daughter and there are days I feel defeated.
Continuing A Brief History of Christian Mystical Spirituality- Part I Molinos, the founder of Quietism, was a Spanish priest stationed in Rome from where he
A while back, I wrote an article outlining some spiritual analogies to common activities that can illustrate our journey of salvation. Here are a few
Off the Shelf 147 – Kevin Wells Join Kevin Wells and I as we discuss a book our generation of the Church most desperately needs.
The following article is written as if a Roman newspaper columnist penned a column right after Jesus’s death. The Times Temporal, Jerusalem, March 26, 33
Saint Paraskeva is a mystery. There are at least three saints named Paraskeva (or Paraskevi) in the Catholic Church; and though they have distinct feast
There we were—all 7,000-plus of us—engaged in Eucharistic Adoration at the outdoor altar of St. James, the parish church in Medjugorje. At Benediction, the priest
Do you ever feel like you have been abandoned by God? Maybe you are in a bad season of suffering, battling depression or desolation in
We can occasionally learn things from comments on articles here at CS and at other Catholic websites as well. Occasionally reading the comments can be
IS ORGANIZED RELIGION OUT OF DATE? According to the well-known actor Bruce Willis, modern religion is out of date: …religion is the end trail of
An interesting little book came to my attention this past week and it was one I felt worth sharing. Gretchen Crowe has written a wonderful
Of all the people we encounter in the New Testament, I like St. Peter the best. It’s not that Peter is better or holier than
We all experience loss throughout our lives. It is an inevitable part of the human experience. In the poem “One Art,” poet Elizabeth Bishop talks
For the past several decades, the Western world has been increasingly distancing itself from its Christian roots. One of the clearest examples of this is
A good conversation can lead down fascinating paths. My favorite writer, who also happens to be my daughter Marissa, recently wrote The Rosary Can Change
… [T]he apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would
Off the Shelf 146 – Deal W. Hudson We live in a fractured society. If you haven’t noticed it is a very “us versus them”
The news cycle is fickle. A big news story is only big until a new big story comes along. This is true even with Catholic
Recently we celebrated the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Reflecting on him and his place in my life, I realized that sometimes we pick
