Several years ago when I was at university, the chaplain suggested we consider taking something up, rather than giving something up, for Lent. No, he
The cry for mercy has filled the lungs of the Church since her birth from the pierce side of Christ on the Cross. This cry
The closing movement of the Morning Prayer for Sunday, February 10th, 2019, in Magnificat magazine read: Father, you have called us to serve you in
Some of us may know, or have known, a person that makes our blood boil just by being in our presence. Or perhaps, one’s reaction
The Right to Life office in my area asked if I would help with this year’s 40 Days for Life campaign. Perhaps I could I
Off the Shelf 113 – Gary Zimak Each Lent we are encouraged to give something up as a sacrifice during the penitential season. Most often
Most of us, at some point, have encountered the demon of moral relativism, a philosophy claiming that every system of moral precepts (or lack thereof)
As I reflected on the incessant infighting about all kinds of things in the world, social media, and the Church, I wondered why we spend so
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a beautiful book; but it also clocks in at about nine hundred pages long; about twice the size
I’d never experienced the charismatic movement before, so I was somewhat excited when several months ago, I had the opportunity to attend a charismatic prayer
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
Even in simple cultures, an independent adult faces a long spiritual journey before they can live in the heart of God as a child. In our
Now the vestments are back to green. Boring, old, no-feast-day, no-solemnities green. All the big holidays are done, until we hit Ash Wednesday, of course;
Worries. We all have them. They come in the form of finances, health, relationships and everything in between. Suffice it to say worries are a
New York’s Andrew Cuomo is a scandalous example of a pro-abortion Catholic politician who continues to receive Holy Communion. Last month he promoted, signed, and
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter
In 1968 Bishop Casey of Brentwood appointed me director of his retreat and conference centre at Chingford in North London. The centre, otherwise known as
I Did It My Way. . . We all know the story of how Abraham and his wife Sarah tried to sidestep God’s promise that
This essay presents the argument for the existence of God from the existence of existentially contingent entities, the entities of our direct experience. The previous
Off the Shelf 112 – David Williams This week on Off the Shelf we have something a little different. David Williams is the developer behind
The Role of the Legion of Mary in Consecration In the Legion of Mary, we do everything we can for Jesus through Mary. We give
“Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out,” is a quote often attributed to G.K. Chesterton. In peeling back the subtleties of this phrase,
