Friedrich Nietzsche famously once said that God is dead. Today, we remember the one day in history when he was right. Yesterday, Good Friday, we
Every time I read about a Catholic institution honoring someone who harbors contrary views to the Church, I cringe. Now, I realize I should be
Author’s Note: This article is the third in a five-part series examining the beauty and medication of the Most Holy Rosary. This series is dedicated
Last year, I wrote an article called Personalizing the Passion. After much thought, I decided to follow up on that article with a slightly different
God is rich in mercy (Exodus 34:67) with an inexhaustible love for everyone. In the beautiful portrayal of the father in the Parable of the
One morning another worker bee, Steve, asked if he could join us for coffee. Over the course of time, I had gotten the feeling Steve had
The philosopher Heraclitus once said: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not
The Freedom of Moral Law Many years ago in a local branch of the Chicago Public Library, I came across Cautionary Tales for Children by
Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned. “Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been…” Words known even before my First Communion rush back
One of St. Augustine’s most oft-quoted writings, “…our hearts are restless until they can find rest in you.”, was penned after more than a decade
Before the Age of Starbucks Coffee I used to travel all over the country trying to spread the ‘Good News’ that I hadn’t really understood
Call this essay a slight retraction; call it a modification; call it a codicil or appendix or whatever you think suits best. In any event,
I sat in the courtroom. The papers I held in my hand dictated the inevitable. There was nothing I could do about it, and I sat
Currently, I am reading two books. One was given to me as a penance to be read slowly, a page or two at time. The other,
Today we are continuing our reflection on the Stations of the Cross (see part one here). Recalling once again that there is far too often
A few years ago, I had an interesting conversation with one of our country’s most well-known and respected business leaders. It started as I was
I was a nerd, not a jock, a little flabby but not obese, interested in the brain more than the body, catching my breath after
In a recent column, I discussed the definition of truth as “what is.” Truth is the equation of thought and thing. It is the conformity
As we in the United States suffer through another national election cycle in this odd year, the antics displayed by those who ask for our
“I have a desire for something more in my life” I often hear. It is an echo of the deepest ache within, that insatiable hunger for
Have you ever driven by a building for years and never given a moment of thought to what history might have transpired there? My
If the body is gift, what kind of gift does a person give who is giving his or her body? God’s word answers this question,
I have wanted to write this article for some time, but was a bit reluctant as this is an emotional topic for many. But
St. John Paul II realized that the term “theology of the body” in his work, Theology of the Body,1 was a “working term”2 and that
