Michelangelo sculpted the Vatican Pieta, which is known worldwide and is, perhaps, the most viewed work of art in St. Peter’s church in the Vatican. Another
Here then are a few points I have written down to provide you with a standard of conduct to live up to; but our Lord,
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. Did you know there could be a child
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
“The time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity, … will stop listening to
In our diocese of Buffalo, New York, we have just gone through the excruciating pain of the revelation of child sexual abuse and adult affairs
Trains and chains are popular analogies used to illustrate the argument for a First Cause, whom we call God. See: Reasons to Believe (p.
We use the word disciple a lot, but do we know what it really means? What images does that word conjure up? When you hear
Contrary to an illusion that some people seem to have, Sisters are not “born that way.” We don’t come into this world wearing a veil. Some
Faith is the belief in something intangible, something invisible – and it’s the hardest thing to relay in words to those who don’t believe, or
There’s a certain value to nonconformity, to separation from the rest of society. In “If 6 Was 9”, Jimi Hendrix wrote of “white collared
A Primeval Prayer When we say that God created us in his image and likeness, we mean that it is God’s love that is deepest
Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the LORD Almighty has
Around this time in 2012, I was a fresh college graduate and was preparing to depart for the Korean Peninsula to serve a year as
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. —St. Augustine Faith is
love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10 Reverence is the oft-used term to describe whether a behavior is
Our World Will Pass Away In my senior year of high school, my English teacher showed us three examples of an excellent college application essay.
No one recognizes the power of a symbol like the Catholic Church. Catholic theology itself is imbued with the law that the physical order is
I would like to offer the following reflections and practices that have helped me better participate at Mass. My hope is that reflections might help
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” (Isaiah 43:1b, RSV-CE) When my son Adam was a
We understand the adage “too many cooks spoil the broth” to mean that splitting a task in too many directions can be counterproductive. Certainly, having
