For some, the sights, signs and smells of the holidays bring joy and a warm feeling. But, while others are joyously diving into the season,
It began with those 5Ds- distance, duality, disillusionment, denial, and despair. Distance was to put up an unnecessary wall with others. Duality was that double
Now that the liturgical season of Christmas is upon us, I cannot help but reflect upon the great mystery of the Incarnation. Whenever I find
In an effort to justify (and excuse) birth control and require those who conscientiously object to provide it to others, Planned Parenthood has come up
Jesus sent out these twelve instructing them, … “Go … to the lost sheep … As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven
Every year around this time, I notice a widespread, often implicit idea that Christmas is a particularly special time for children. Of course, this attitude
In my last article, I discussed the idea of the lay vocation: that all are called to serve God using their talents in ordinary living,
Do we wait for Christmas morning with a joyful expectation or has life’s disappointments left us jaded and closed to any spiritual surprises or gifts
A month or two ago I started wondering about the Christmas season. Specifically, I wondered why it seemed so much more magical to me as
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” (The Summer Day, Mary Oliver) We are in the midst
I saw my grandfather forty years after he died. I loved I him with all my heart, not because he gave me toys, bought me
My strawberry-blond, freckled-faced, non-stop mother, Jeannine, was the youngest of four and as such was hopelessly spoiled. Nicknamed “Peaches,” she was a very welcome addition
Few people have likely ever been so dismayed by the passing of Christmas as the Magi and the prophet Simeon, as least as the poet
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
Recently before the start of Mass, I was going over the readings. Though I don’t normally pay attention to the reflection above the first reading,
I recently bumped into an old friend from grammar school and we began reminiscing about our favorite Christmas movies. Apart from realizing that all of
The “Hail Mary” is one of the most beautiful prayers in the world. It combines the words of the Archangel Gabriel (who is a messenger
In the first weeks of Advent, my intellect and faith have been assaulted by many things going on outside and inside the Church. Its been
We have all been flooded by posts on social media telling us to pray for Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other areas hit by disaster.
We receive the virtue of faith at Baptism, and that faith empowers us to believe in the unseen God. It is the virtue of faith that
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was the ultimate expression of both mother and believer. Her immaculate character, her sacrificial love, and her total surrender to
This column is the second in a three-part series concerning ethics and human happiness. Restless Hearts In the previous installation of this series, we examined
