What does it mean to be still and know? A few years back, a dear friend of mine was dying of pancreatic cancer. She was
There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, “What shall I do, for I do not have space to store
Off the Shelf 141 – Father Jeffrey Kirby Do you feel anxious, worried, filled with anxiety? Does your job make you feel as if you
Turning to the relationship between religion and science, there has been a definite, though still fragile and provisional, movement towards a new and more nuanced
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
“I have come to light a fire on earth and how I wish it were already ablaze” (Luke 12:49). This is one of many passages
Boys and girls need engaged, loving fathers, together with mothers, in their homes. In our day and age, this is a truth that’s all too
Who do you say that I am? Our Lord’s question to Peter in Matthew 16:15 is central to our Christian Faith. The question revolves around
Recently I listened to a YouTube talk by Dr. David Jeremiah, a non-Catholic Christian, on the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall by Nehemiah. I never
Catholics get a bad rap when it comes to the Bible. Our Protestant brothers and sisters often claim we do not read the Bible enough.
I recently went to mass at a Convent of the order of St. Clare in Sintra, Portugal. We talked to one of the nuns briefly
The early Church gives a great object-lesson to the modern Church on how prayer alone can most surely draw down the treasures and powers of
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, promulgated by Pope St. John Paul the Great, is an in-depth outline of living a life in Christ in
An immense scientific study has pulled the rug out from under the argument that some gene or targeted set of genes causes people to engage
A specific instance of denying the concept of sin yielding freedom without order is with regard to homosexual acts. Homosexual acts render the purpose of
“Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature,” Jesus tells us in Mark 16:15. Are you obeying His command? “Gospel” is
Off the Shelf 140 – Sam Guzman This week Sam Guzman, aka The Catholic Gentlemen, joins me to cover his book The Catholic Gentleman: Living
NOTE: The featured image, “Ballistik,” by Johann Petrejus (1547), is of the ballistic trajectory given by Buridan’s theory of impetus (momentum). A century elapsed between
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others,
St. John Paul II challenged us all to “evangelize” and in trying to meet his charge I have found many obstructions in attempting to introduce
A number of years ago, when I was in elementary and secondary schools, life was far simpler. National defense simple involved putting all the wagons
Recently, I stood at a very important juncture professionally. I have been in this situation before and have faced profound disappointment in prayers that did
