Not even ten minutes pass after Mass, and you find yourself sitting in the parish hall breaking up an argument between the kids who are
In Part 6, I took a closer look at Paul’s statement that “all have sinned” (Romans 3:23) and “none are righteous” (Romans 3:10). With this
Christmas shopping, menu planning, cookie exchanges, gift swaps, new TVs, new cars, new clothes … bells, carols, gold and glitter … snowflakes, tinsel and trees
In Part 5 of this series on the Immaculate Conception, I responded to the claim that Stephen the martyr and even all Christians are just
A while ago, I asked a woman what I could pray about for her, and her response was pretty memorable. She asked me to pray
In Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, we examined the scriptural evidence for the Immaculate Conception and the sinlessness of Mary. With Parts 5, 6,
Salvation is like a perfect marriage. Ask yourself: “Is a perfect marriage a fifty-fifty proposition?” I would say the answer is positively not. Why should
First, let’s get the facts straight about the Holy Father’s comments in the Vatican, the so called “All Dogs go to Heaven” episode. Pope Francis
Author’s Note: This is a slightly edited re-run of last year’s Christmas article. A collection of Christmas and/or holiday myths. I’m going to justify this
In Part 1 we saw that Mary is the “woman” from Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12 who is at enmity with the devil. In Part
The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops met for several weeks in October 2014 and issued the document, “Pastoral Challenges to the
In Part 1 we saw that Mary is the woman from Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12 who is at enmity with the devil. In Part
This article is the second in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis
I had to stop reading a novel written by one of my favorite Christian authors. One of the characters, a minister, delivered a sermon about
In Part 1 of my defense of the Immaculate Conception, I presented Mary as the “woman” from Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12 who is at
This, the second week of Advent, is quite the Marian celebration. Monday was the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Tuesday was the Optional Memorial of
I recently read an article over at RealClearReligion, in which author Mark Judge asserted that husbands and wives ought not expect to be, or function
The mainstream media made much hay over Pope Francis’ July 2013 remarks in which he said, in response to a reporter’s question about an alleged
I am getting a pain in my sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia over the constant barrage of interpretations of Pope Francis’ speeches and impromptu interviews saying that he is
The belief that you should not charge reasonable fees for your services, particularly if there is spiritual component to what you offer, hamstrings many Christ-centered
Do you find yourself waiting secretly for your knight in shining armour to whisk you off your feet so you can live happily ever after?
Anyone with a Facebook account has probably seen the following quote at some point, most likely in meme form, along with a tagline from the
