A few weeks ago, someone presented a Scripture verse to me that, on face value, seemed to support the idea that one is absolutely unable
Suffering is one of the most profound mysteries in human life. Suffering appears, at first glance, to alienate us from joy, peace, and even from
Some people say that: the Modernist heresy triumphed over eternal Rome at Vatican II. (One Hundred Years of Modernism) Comments like that raise a question
Background Fifteen years ago, I was fascinated by prophetic commentary from a health care law expert (Amazon review of Diagnosis Critical, 10/24/2009): Catholics may have to
Where is the watch? “Don’t they have a watchman here?” I asked James. Watchman? The man in front of us turned around and glared. “Capernaum
Selfishness or selflessness? Are you clinging to something–money, possessions, time, talents…? What you are too tightly hanging onto can reveal a lot about your spiritual
“The portion we will try to cover would be Mark 10:13-31”. This message from the leader of our weekly Bible study group ahead of our
American voters have it hard this election season and Catholic voters may seem to have it the worst of all. In addition to both parties screaming
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for November 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines are the essentially unchangeable clarifications of Revelation
For the past 60 years around voting time, it’s become popular for pundits to say, “Voting for a candidate should not be based on one
Trust neither the cognitions of the theologian who holds mysticism in disdain, nor the intuits of the mystic who has no time for theology. The
How does one have strength in weakness? Consider St. Paul’s boast: “I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power
I frequently take the train here in Italy, and, with the rare exception, the station platforms have lime green markings on them. The markings divide
October is “Respect Life” month, and a number of Pro-life activities are at the forefront in October. The month of October is in the middle
The Scottish proverb, “Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead,” has become a popular toast. The Bible includes several
The concept of ‘mindfulness’ has been a hot buzzword since the 2000s in both elementary and high school education and in the mental health field. Under closer
Each Monday morning, a faculty prayer service ushered in the week at the Catholic school where I once taught. Teachers gathered in the library, and
Non-Catholics, and even some Catholics, often have erroneous ideas about the Communion of Saints. Some believe that Catholics worship saints while others believe that the
Salve friends, Catholics, my brothers and sisters in Christi! After a respectable two days, the last four days have paled in comparison in monthly donations.
If our prayers are like gems, we surely can entrust Mary to polish them before she presents them to Our Lord. We can only imagine
So many of us – including me – hate our personal crosses when we should be embracing them! The cross is how Jesus chose to
More than anywhere else, I grew up in Permian Basin oil fields of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico. At the northeastern edge of the
