Seventeenth-century poet, John Donne, first included the phrase, “No man is an island”, in one of his meditations and later composed a poem of the
Hardship is not pleasant. It creates discomfort in our lives. It inconveniences our plans. It discourages us, causing hesitation and inaction. Yet, properly understood, hardship
If I must boast , I will boast in the things that show my weakness (2 Corinthians 11: 30) I like to look for the
It has always struck me that the Lord started His life’s work at such a young age and died a mere three years later. There
Recently, I have begun a series on the Catholic understanding of human nature from a philosophical perspective. Before returning to the next installment in the
I have faced difficult situations countless times, finally learning to surrender control to God after playing god becomes too exhausting. Often He has surprised me
The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist has been believed by Christians since the time of the Apostles. Understanding this metaphysically and describing our
But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of
My living room, as do many other Catholic homes, bears the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the front facing wall. This means
Catholics love to ask for the saints’ intercession, and no saint is called upon more often than Mary, the mother of Jesus. While every saint
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of
You are a practicing Catholic and you are going with your family on another fun-filled, summer road trip. Perhaps you have always and most graciously
All tithes from the land, whether the seed from the ground or the fruit from the tree, are the Lord’s; they are holy to the
If you ask me what I know of the accusations against the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., Cdl. Theodore McCarrick, I must reply, very little.
“Out in the street, you don’t survive by being weak. This is our time, walls were made for us to climb. Don’t you try to lock
I remember, when my first son was born, my wife and I made the decision to stop by her grandfather’s house on the way home
One has to look far and wide to find positive images of Christianity and in particular the Catholic Church in today’s mainstream media and in
The giving of oneself to God and to neighbor is not only an act of charity. Giving it all requires a deep faith as well.
The highlight of a recent camping trip was meeting a Hungarian dinosaur-enthusiast. He wasn’t scared of our three small, crazy children. In fact, he and
Some 242 years ago Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America was born. We declared our freedom from the
“Just do your best.” Chances are you heard that growing up, and even now may still hear it in adulthood. But it misses the mark
For the past five or six years I have been attending a men’s group run by a non-denominational evangelical church. I would have liked to
