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
Who is the Holy Spirit? We must never forget how important it is to formulate a question in order for our minds to understand what
Praying the rosary is a devotional practice by which the faithful meditate on the mysteries of the lives of Jesus and Mary. In purposefully slowing
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them: — Genesis
Among the many wonders of spring are the light of day that grows longer and the warmth of the sun that beckons the flowers to
Pope Francis’s recent apostolic exhortation, Gaudate et exsultate, on holiness in the modern world, initially seems to privilege charitable action over prayer and contemplation, saying
There is a long-debated bone of contention between various members of the Body of Christ about liturgical abuses in the Church. Not only are there
How many Catholics really grasp the fact that Christians are partakers of divine nature? How many of us actually participate daily in God’s divine nature? In
On May 25, 2018, a referendum will be held in Ireland on whether to repeal or retain the constitutional ban on abortion. How the Irish decide
If I had to pick one thing I don’t love about being Catholic, the proof for the existence of Hell would be one of the
Many years ago, I attended a retreat given by Fr Michael Hollings, who was in great demand as a fearless and outspoken preacher. The retreat
To be a witness does not consist in engaging in propaganda, nor even in stirring people up, but in being a living mystery. It means
On April 15, 2018, my first nephew was born. Though the birth of a new baby is always a precious occasion, the birth of my
The Struggle Is Real William Gurnall once stated, “While the Christian commits a sin he hates it; whereas the hypocrite loves it while he forbears
The other night, I woke to a phone call around midnight and then I couldn’t get back to sleep. This could have been due to
Simply, the Catholic and Gnostic views of materiality are, respectively, Good and Evil, which engender hope and despair. It is paradoxical that the modern adoration
Our Blessed Mother is honored under many titles. The faithful have often referred to Mary as “the Mother of God”, “the Mother of the faithful”
There is a tenet in the Legion of Mary so central to the mission of the apostolate that perhaps all the works and prayers its
One day, a Protestant friend and I were discussing something pertaining to Christianity when my friend made a comment akin to “Jesus said it, and I
David Foster Wallace’s book, Infinite Jest, is unique: hilarious and bleak, enlightening and depressing. Wallace tried on two separate occasions to become Catholic but sadly
So there you are being confronted by a Protestant, who asks you some simple bible questions about your personal salvation and the Catholic Church getting
You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his
