A dissenting or \”cafeteria Catholic\” will often assert that as long as one follows his conscience, he is in good standing with the Church. Well,
In this age where speed of communication is everything, where instant gratification is a bit slow, where people are obsessed with knowing what they will
When I was a child, I moved through life as if I was on a five-lane freeway. I traveled fast, full of confidence, and feeling
A confident-appearing older man looking at the interviewer beside the camera says: “I envy the little old lady who sits in front of the T.V.
It was a cold afternoon, but I\’d agreed to a play date at the park and so I trundled the four littles into the van
All Catholics should justifiably be concerned – especially after actions by the U.S. government during the final two weeks of June. How can anyone doubt
A year or so ago, I renewed my driver’s license – something you only have to do every 8 years in Oregon. The clerk asked
In the series HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES, I have invited you to take a hero’s journey in search of faith through watching movies. As seen
Part of learning how to grow my business is to be coached. My coach prescribes quarterly review of my success plan / business plan, in
It is holy to love our enemy, but we must recognize him. The guy who takes our parking spot, the cranky neighbor, the difficult in-law…they
Peter Paul Cooney was born in County Roscommin, Ireland in 1822. He went with his family to America at the age of 5. Raised on
Donna D\’Errico is a real life modern day explorer. She\’s getting ready to journey into the most amazing and remote location in the world, Mount Ararat
When I landed in my first RCIA class I was a hot mess. And I mean a hot mess. I had open gaping wounds from
I knew it the instant I passed him on the two-lane highway. Red and blue lights flashed. He pulled over, flipped a U-turn and was
A few years ago Cardinal Francis George of Chicago made a shocking statement regarding the extent of growing religious persecution in the United States; he
How important is faith? According to Jesus, it’s VERY important: “Whatever you ask for in prayer, you will receive it if you have faith.” (Matthew
My husband and I are as opposite as coffee and cream. He grew up as up as West Coast of the West could be, with
It’s difficult to overstate the impact the Holocaust has had on both Jewish and Christian theology … but it can be done. The philosophical influences
I hate sweatshops. I loathe the idea that a global or local economy should embrace industrial sweatshops along with the agricultural equivalent type of work
I’m a notoriously bad cook. Please no lectures on how easy cooking is. Seriously, I’m not only a bad cook, I just hate cooking. I
Current presentations of the Aristotelian/Thomistic arguments of the Unmoved Mover and the First Cause reject infinite series while often appearing to endorse finite series. This
As the dust settles on the Supreme Court’s marriage rulings, Catholics and other defenders of traditional marriage have stepped forward with new energy and comprehensive
Matthew Warner recently discontinued his blog at the National Catholic Register. In his second-to-last blog post, Why the World Doesn’t Take Catholicism Seriously, he charged
I see his blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of his eyes, His body gleams amid eternal snows, His tears fall
