I never realized just how hospitable Catholic, rural living was until I moved to the woods. All of a sudden I was living the dream.
Off the Shelf 129 – Father William L. Burton Father William Burton has written an approachable book on Scripture Study entitled Abba Isn’t Daddy and Other
Do you suffer from disturbing or obsessive thoughts? If so, relief is available. It will be in an uphill battle, but with perseverance and the
I am not a dad but in God’s stellar sight, I am. My wife Shirley and I had four miscarriages in the early 1980s. We
About a year ago, I elicited some raised eyebrows in a group after sharing that my first babysitter was a Capuchin friar—the priest who baptized
Sister Clare is neither a saint nor have any initial beatification steps been taken that I know of, but she represents the potential saint within
We’re hearing a lot of strange statements and confusing messages these days. Politicians are especially good at creating confusion. But more and more, it seems,
Surrendering to the power of the Holy Spirit can seem like an esoteric activity, something to talk about, write about, and perhaps pray about. It
Sin can cheat us of the power that was infused within us. Thus deluded, we exchange the reality of tranquility, peace, happiness and joy, for
I recently stumbled upon an author who has created a series of books for young readers that I think are extraordinary tools for teaching the
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
What is virtue? The Oxford English Dictionary defines virtue as “behaviour showing high moral standards”; with an article (that is, “a virtue” or “the virtue”),
The clergy abuse scandal seems to never go away. The local police recently conducted a raid on our diocesan pastoral center to recover what they
My name, Janet, is the feminine form of John, which means “God is Gracious.” I have also read that “Janet” means “Little Joan.” Joan, of
As states continue working to pass laws safeguarding women’s reproductive rights through abortion, others are striving to protect life in its earliest stages. An epic
Off the Shelf 128 – Ray Haywood There are about a million stumbling blocks that society throws in front of young men today. These include
“This so-called ‘music,’ they would have to concede, is in some way efficacious to humans. Yet it has no concepts, and makes no propositions; it
Converts in any faith are passionate and energetic. They’re enthusiastic about jumping in and exploring their faith. Of the Catholic converts I’ve known, most are
We are the Catholic Church. We are men and women who base our lives on faith in Christ as the designer and builder of His
We find priests in the Old Testament and in the Catholic Church. Do we find priests in the New Testament? One of the main differences
Let’s consider for a moment who the early Christians, Apostles, and Disciples were. In the early days of the Church, all of those who were
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush
What if you could take some time away to do some traveling? Where would you go? Would it be a trip to see historic sites?
If there was no Cross, and there was no divine substitute in the work of Jesus on our behalf; if really Christ has not borne
