The devil’s finest trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist. (Charles Baudelaire) In today’s academic milieu, you should expect that a Black Mass
“Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: \”What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .” –
I was talking to a friend today about her son’s upcoming graduation from high school. Two of my own children have graduated already and so
I believe in miracles, in big ones and in small ones. God is still alive and well on planet earth. He still cares for us
“Go to Rome” was placed on my bucket list about four years ago. With good planning, it was about to become a reality, but one day
“Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said. ‘One can’t believe impossible things.‘ I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I
The task of the Inquisition is to determine the truth of allegations of hypocrisy of the member of a voluntary association. The target is the
Jesus was a son. His mother was Mary. At the annunciation, the angel Gabriel announced that she was chosen to bear into the world the long-awaited and
I cannot presume to understand the relationship between a woman and her mother. To her, the word “Mother” represents both her origin and her destiny.
I’ll never forget my gallbladder. We lived together and ate together and ultimately did everything together. I went nowhere without him. It wasn’t until I
Since the advent of social media, the problem of adultery has become worse. Sexual acts need not take place for adultery to be present. Internet
In many dioceses in the United States, we\’re getting right into the thick of Confirmation season, and as there tends to be a lot of
\”You are looking into that school?\” Many of my parents\’ friends looked at me with narrowed eyes. \”Every student has to take 20 credits of
“Quit forcing your religion on me! Your Pope might think that a fertilized egg is alive, that it’s human, but that’s your opinion. I believe in
As we’ve learned, Pope Francis is not one for detailed expositions of philosophical principles. He makes his points using simple one-liners and neologisms, expressions like,
This is the fifth in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here. The
I’ve been hesitant to weigh in on the intelligent design debate because so much is already written, and I’m still forming an opinion. The body
Efforts at living an upright, godly life and following the rules don’t always make life easy. We will inevitably encounter those who don’t appreciate compliance
With Lent just past and the mix of pain and joy which that time serves us, I am reminded of a discussion I have
It is my delight each year to not only assist during the RCIA classes and get to know the people making the journey into the
\”We all want progress, but if you\’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that
This is a continuation of my rebuttal to the article “10 Beliefs Christians Have that Really Mess Us Up.” You can read Part I here.
