Often people wonder how someone can find fulfillment as a consecrated religious without having a family, being a wife or husband, a mother or a father.
An exhortation to develop an interior life or to deepen one’s relationship with Jesus—is, in and of itself, good. Yet, simply attempting to persuade someone
The argument for God as the first cause of serial contingency is an argument for polytheism. However, the argument fails because God cannot confer on
Saint Paul writes a message of hope in time of great trial in his Second Letter to the Corinthians. He calls the body a tent,
Off the Shelf 111 – Rob Kenney This week Rob Kenney and I discuss an incredible resource that Sophia Institute Press has breathed new life
God told me one night that He owned me. I heard this interiorly, without any words being spoken. I had been watching a television show
What does it mean to love? It seems like a simple question. In a very real sense, for a believer in Jesus Christ, it is
Have you ever discussed the divinity of Jesus with a Jehovah’s Witness or anyone else who claims to be a Christian but denies this essential
This article is the second in a series on the Mass which focuses on the scriptural basis of the Catholic Celebration of the Eucharist, the Breaking
This article is going to be a rough response to the comments I got on my article on dating outside of the Church. I got
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When social media platforms arrived on the scene we were all a bit confused on what to do with them. Was this a fad? As
Suppose you were to see a boy or young man wearing a shirt which boldly proclaimed, “51% Gentleman, 49% Bastard.” What would be your reaction?
Catholics in the U.S. learned three important lessons recently. We learned these lessons from our bishops. The first lesson was if you are teenaged Catholic
Abraham is the father of all believers. There was a closed cockpit door between God and Abraham behind which God spoke, and Abraham believed, trusted
Introibo ad altare Dei, ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. “I will go in unto the Altar of God, to God, Who giveth joy to my
“You want me to do what? God, you have got to be kidding, right?” I said while I was in Adoration. “You actually want me
Off the Shelf 110 – Shaun McAfee In the internet age we can find ourselves getting caught up in the quick reaction sound bites that
I heard a nurse speak about her missionary work in Africa. She worked in several former Portuguese colonies, such as Cape Verde, and was telling
Dear Friend: I must begin by admitting that I have never attended the March for Life due to numerous family and job commitments and responsibilities
We’ve all experienced suffering in some way. It is a plight of humanity. Yet, to define suffering is not so easy because it comes in
In the 19th century Alexis de Tocqueville, from an aristocratic background, decided to investigate America, which seemed to be making amazing civilizational and economic progress, in
I finally made the decision to convert and enter the Catholic Church a year after I graduated from college. Through fifth grade, I attended a
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings
