God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of
Do you feel, at times, that you just have too much to do? Is it getting harder and harder to keep your commitments to prayer
In the past, I’ve joked that we should be weary of smartphones since the symbol for their most famous manufacturer is a bitten apple –
The Blessed Virgin Mary’s entire life was and is now a continuing, whole-hearted “Yes” to God’s will. Made in God’s image and likeness, and conceived
Pope Francis says clericalism is the cause of the clergy sex abuse scandals. Cardinal Burke contends that the cause is immoral homosexual activity. Who is
As you read this you probably either A) have not dived into your Thanksgiving feast or B) just finished. You’re probably also going to say….really
“But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Matthew 24:36) These words,
Ignorance of the religious roots of the United States is so prevalent that lot of Americans really think that there is a clause in either
I would never date outside the Church at this point in my life, although I know good people exist outside the Church. Some of the
Recently, I have been reflecting upon how we, as Catholics, are called to be pat of the family of God. What would we, as a
A few months ago, I wrote that I had learned something surprising about the damned. I had always thought that, although some cursed souls might
Off the Shelf 099 – Fr. Mark Toups We haven’t dived into our Thanksgiving feasts yet but this week we are going to talk about
Every year, my family and I must make one of the toughest choices ever: where to eat Thanksgiving dinner—with my siblings or with my wife’s
The recent Gospel on the poor widow’s mite ( MK 12: 38-44) reminds us that loving God means giving Him everything we have at all
Modern society is focused on satisfying the demands of the self. Too often we don’t look past ourselves and our desires; we refuse to sacrifice
Netflix’s recent (and extremely loose) adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House could have been taken as an epigraph of Christ’s words
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13) Military Chaplains as Heroes Military chaplains are
As a nation, we learn many lessons from history. We learn from our wars, from our epidemics, and from our economic failures and successes. And
Our beloved Church, the Bride of Christ, one of the chief means of our salvation is having a bit of a tough time lately –
What does it take to be a disciple? I don’t mean some quasi-contemporary feel good disciple. I mean a TRUE disciple of Jesus Christ. It
My scariest dreams always involve Satan. The most memorable among them was the shortest dream I have ever experienced. In my dream I was lying
“When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens, I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.” –Saint Therese
Catherine of Siena perfectly exemplifies how a person can be both faithful to the teaching of the Gospel while also be firm when injustice occurs
On All Souls Day, I attended a Mass celebrated by my bishop in a local cemetery. As always, this was a powerful reminder of the
