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
In Part 1 of “Say ‘Sex’ Not ‘Gender’,” I discussed how in recent generations, the word “gender” moved from the grammar lessons to the sex-ed
Most Christians, including many Catholics, do not believe in the Dogma of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. Many point to the numerous references in the
Satan is the father of lies. One of the biggest lies is that we are not forgiven. If Satan wants to remind us of our
God’s Divine Providence was at work, as it always is everywhere, here in our diocese recently. And, as Anglican poet and hymn writer William Cowper
I Hobbled Along on My Crutch A race between a crutch and a walking stick “I dare you,” I yelled. I’d face-planted and was struggling
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for February 2025 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines are the authoritative, essentially unchangeable clarifications of
When God created the world and saw that it was good, why did He allow evil to enter? Although God is not the author of
The marriage of faith and works, begun in the first century, lasted for more than 1500 years before a contentious divorce on the grounds of
Nothing is more distorted from the truth these days and also attacking children in unprecedented numbers than the craze of so-called transgenderism. “Transgenderism” is not
In the first three Commandments, God tells us how to honor Him. Then He immediately tells us to honor our fathers and mothers. Since God
God created time out of nothing. Before He created everything and everyone, there was no time. After the end of the world, there will be
