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
Who is to say that God does not put you or me, and no other, specifically at a scene for the very purpose of saying
Many people argue that the rescript issued on August 2, which changed Paragraph 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to call the
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” —Proverbs 22:6 Introduction—Duhigg’s Book
I’m angry. I’m disgusted. And I don’t like being played for a sucker. The Requirements I Must Meet As a Catholic school teacher, I’ve been
Everywhere we turn it seems that the Church is in turmoil or some sort of disagreement. Both celebrated and emphasized by the news media, this
I did not know yet how far they were from the human heritage I ascribed to them. —H.G. Welles, The Island of Dr. Moreau
In Revelation chapter 12, John sees a mysterious vision of “a woman clothed with the sun” (Revelation 12:1). This woman gives birth to the Messiah
Lili Loofbourow wishes ‘we lived in a world that encouraged women to attend to their bodies’ pain signals instead of powering through like endurance champs.
I have come to realize Christians can develop an intimate, rather than just a personal relationship with Jesus. Well-meaning evangelical Christians challenge us to have
I have not done a word-by-word analysis. I have not counted the occurrences. I have not spent the time necessary to validate the following statement,
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said
Does God care if we sin? How does He look at and treat sinful human beings? I started to think and pray about that, pondering
Every time our mailman knocks at the door, I know I can expect an update about his son’s medical school. He has two children and
And when the last law was down, and the devil turned round on you—where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country’s
I don’t think Mr. Hogg would have been employed in the first place had his predecessor not suddenly dropped dead on his way to school.
The second way of proving the existence of God by St. Thomas Aquinas is that of efficient causality. It is not just any old efficient
After roughly three years of public ministry, Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a mountain and revealed His glory to them. They had spent
“All gracious God, may the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Carmel, protect us, and bring us to your Holy Mountain,
