On April 15, 2017, I was received into the Catholic Church at my parish’s annual Easter Vigil. As I stood and received the sacrament of
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
In an essay in the National Catholic Register, Angelo Stagnaro, in explaining probability, hit the nail on the head. In doing so, he nailed shut
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I
During a homily for the feast of the Immaculate Conception in 2014, a priest provided the best analogy to describe the significance of Mary. He
Pascal & His Wager Blaise Pascal, 1623 A.D to 1662 A.D., noted author, thinker, mathematician, and philosopher, is famous for positing a thought argument about
Social media is a powerful vehicle for educating and evangelizing modern society about faith, social justice, morality, and the rights of the unborn from the
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops estimates that some 30,000 people came into the Church at the Easter Vigil Masses this year. That is
Charlie Brooker’s television series, Black Mirror, now residing at Netflix, has earned notoriety for its examination of how people use and rely on spectacular technological
In America today, as well as in Europe, there seems to be a fascination with the demonic occult. The occult is the belief that there
Mary truly is the Queen of heaven and earth. Her obedience shows us what true womanhood is. It is precisely through Mary’s surrender to God
“You have given them Bread from Heaven, alleluia” or in countless other instances, I rejoice in being able to once again use the “a word.”
It’s hard to understand why so many people today are unable to see that humans are not, and never will be, smarter than God. And
What is a vocation? I am a single person. Sometimes having a vocation can seem to be a huge, scary thing, not meant for me.
My exploration of the “faith alone” controversy began in a discussion with a non-Catholic coworker. One morning, this friend asked me to go to his
On Easter Sunday my family and I shared a traditional Italian dinner with my wife’s family at the home of her parents, Gerald and Ines
In 1992, my husband and I told my parents we were expecting an addition to the family. They responded with excitement. Mom expressed how happy
The #MeToo movement has shaken the foundations of some of the culture’s most entrenched havens of sexual harassment, abuse and predation. The list of politicians,
What would it look like if we submitted our entire will to God? What kind of an impact would we have on the world?
Pious Fantasies I couldn’t fault my doctor when I went for a private consultation, but in his own home, he seemed to have left his
One method of revelation in the Divine Pedagogy which has always fascinated me is typology. Through this method, God orchestrates the people, places, and events of
When was the last time you set out to do something with bad intent? It has probably been quite some time, if ever. Very few
The intellectual mood of our time could be best described as self-congratulatory. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was taken as fact that
We now find ourselves in the Easter season. Now is a time for rejoicing and for thanking the Lord for His love and salvation. Now
