On How We have Replaced a Leisure-Culture with a Work-Culture Planning which day I’ll have enough time to finally make sourdough bread is quite the
The Spirit of God is alive and active all around us, but sometimes we get distracted and miss it. Or we don’t have our spiritual
Many of us know someone who has just completed a “dry January.” While there can certainly be benefits to abstaining from alcohol or other pleasures,
Mention our borders and immigration and a lively discussion is almost certain to ensue. Strong feelings exist about both subjects. In my opinion, in dealing
No Temples no Altars Writing at the beginning of the first century, St Justin delighted in boasting, “We have no temples, we have no altars,”
The pretty brunette nurse perched on her stool, carefully reading her computer screen. Then she glided over to the incomprehensible apparatus at the head of
While Mary is a creature of God and is in no way His equal, Catholics believe that God has elevated her to an important role
A well-known and very much-admired Catholic farmer in Northern Virginia is Jesse Straight. Owner of Whiffletree Farm in Warrenton, Virginia, Straight has embraced both his
The Presentation of Our Most Blessed Lord is often one of those rosary mysteries overlooked by many Catholics. Of course, I am sure we all
Over the years I have had many discussions with so called “Nones” as to whether one really needs “a church.” And that phase “a church,”
In this episode of The Patrick Coffin Show, mystical theologian David Torkington discusses the urgent need for a return to prayer in today’s fast-paced world
Conversion–not just a one-time event, but continual–that’s what we’re all called to. Most of us may not have dramatic conversion stories such as St. Paul’s.
One negative aspect of feminism that seems to only get lip service today is the decline in birth rates. Today, large families are not the
Have you ever heard God speaking to you? The way God is trying to speak to you might not be what you expect and it
Background Washington, D.C.’s new archbishop, Cardinal Robert McElroy, has advocated heterodox pastoral positions which appear heterodox to me (cf, America Magazine. 6/24/23). It is anticipated that he will
Despite what modern thought may say, Jesus was not the “affirming” type. He was neither an optimist or a pessimist, but a realist, to borrow
I live near an affluent Georgia County that prides itself on having no problem whatsoever with homelessness. I’d say this is quite an accomplishment, except
It’s not easy to put my battle with depression into words. It’s an issue that has spanned most of my life, manifesting in childhood but
St. Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373) was an extremely popular medieval saint. Her visions and miracles enthralled medieval readers. However, she was also a mother of
Has there been a paradigm shift in the essence of what it means to attain purity, or holiness of life? Does true growth in the
I was assigned at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Santa Barbara California as associate pastor in the late 1980s. I had taught high school at
As I sat in the Church, yesterday afternoon, and looked up towards the ornate roof, just before the Mass started, I thought about how many
