Although Lent is winding to a close, there is still plenty of time to work on the many bad habits that hurt our relationship with
What has me scratching my head like a dandruff shampoo commercial is the popularity of organic foods to maintain healthy, digestive systems inconsistently co-existing with
Sexy adj. /ˈsɛksi/ From sex (Middle French sexe < Latin sexus (“gender”); thought to be connected with Latin seco, secare (“divide, cut”) by the concept of division,
Have you ever felt like a nobody in the world? To be in the world but not of the world is surely a frustrating reality
The other day I was in the car with my 14 year old headed home from the store. The sun was beginning to set and the
A few months ago I had a series of email correspondence with a South African man over the reality and trajectory of humanitarian aid and
This column is about the profound feeling of inadequacy that can come from caring for the bereaved. I ask you to not simply jump to
So did I. Stay with me to the end, I argue that we reject any use or further testing of the morning after pill (MAP) completely.
Though it certainly doesn’t make for pleasant reading, approved transcripts of certain exorcisms are a riveting window into the reality of the absolute spiritual warfare
There may be no better commentary on marital unity than the following excerpt from the Exhortation Before Marriage, which was once commonly used at the
The hardest Lenten penance yet has been having to listen to the pompous fools who dominate the television, radio and internet news media in the
March 2, 2011 As usual, I volunteered for the easier task of waking up our son and his older sister. My wife was left with
Debi Vinnedge is the founder and Executive Director of Children of God for Life — a non-profit, pro-life foundation dedicated to educating the public on
These past two years have seen religious liberty issues rise to the top of the priority list for the Catholic bishops of the United States.
I’ve heard several priests talk about the phenomenon of going to mass at different parishes each Sunday, depending on which mass times are more convenient.
I. Veiling and Truth Theologian Han Urs Von Balthasar once wrote, “We thus [understand] truth as the unveiledness, uncoveredness, disclosedness, and unconcealment of being ….
During the Year of Faith we are asked to understand the nature of faith more clearly. An important question arises: Is the Catholic faith an
“Be nice.” “That’s not nice.” “Wouldn’t it be nice if people would just get along?” Nice is almost as hard to define as the notoriously
The Massachusetts Board of Education recently issued formal “guidance” to the state’s public schools, telling them how to implement new laws protecting against gender identity
Satan, I gotta hand it to ya. You\’re brilliant. Ultimately a loser, but still. Evil and its demoralizing impact on our world is a reality of
Catholics who want to take a stand in our current, apparently threatening, political environment may want to read two books, Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and
The scrupulous man excels at avoiding prudence. He doesn’t want to make judgment calls for fear of being wrong, and he is (perhaps secretly) proud
