It’s not only worthwhile, but critical for our emotional and spiritual wellbeing to spend time forming healthy and positive friendships. And yet, it can
Some Catholics are pretty worked up over the news about the recent change to paragraph 2267 (the death penalty) in the Catechism. But many more are
As I’ve explored in various previous essays, there are a lot of things that are wrong with modern first world society today. Some more obvious
So many of our Protestant brothers and sisters just don’t get it: Mary + The Holy Spirit = Jesus. When they see Catholics giving so
First Reformed, written and directed by Paul Schrader, is, along with The Witch, at the vanguard of a recent renaissance of Calvinist cinema but still
I have always thrived on new adventures. As I am unafraid of flying and always seek to visit new places, I am undaunted by exploring
Lately, I’ve tried to make an examination every night before going to sleep. Too often, I only spend a bleary-eyed minute or two on it.
Like many other Catholics, I am not always quite sure how to spend an hour with Jesus. Western culture has formed us to be
Most Christians behave, think, and speak as if they are standing right in the middle of the universe with everything and everybody swirling around them.
Now the Lord is spirit and where the spirt of the lord is, there is freedom. —2 Corinthians 3:17 It seems as if the most
I recently watched a movie about the life of St. Joseph of Cupertino, the Franciscan friar and mystic famed for levitating while praying or offering
Your soul is the ship, the Holy Spirit is the wind; he blows into your will and your soul goes forward… —Fr. Francis Libermann,
Heaven: Open! Jesus gives everyone what they need to find Him. The Magi, St. Dismas, and St. Thomas the Apostle all looked for Jesus in
Brother Taurus was a man with the best of intentions but with a terrible temper that made him impossible to live with. After he fell
Life’s circumstances are full of episodes that allow us to encounter divine Love. Some of these we recognize, but many just pass us by. Suppose
In the last installment of this series, we reviewed a central argument for the partial immateriality of human nature. Specifically, we saw how the mind,
By Father John Catoir JCD The thing I remember most about St. Mother Teresa was her joy. I met her three times in my life. Once
My husband and I were in the Nashville area recently, closing on our new home. We attended Mass at a church where we have previously
I keep having the same exchange with my seriously Catholic friends whenever Pope Francis comes up in conversation. It goes something like this: we were
Recently, a local priest delivered a compelling homily on the miracles of Jesus. Before his homily was over, he had challenged every person to
The Church is God’s temple on earth, and believers are the living stones that form that holy house. We have been called to follow our
A life without goals risks losing its meaning and purpose. If we do not have something we are aiming for, then life can easily become
