Over 2,200 hours is what the average person spends on digital media each year. That is six hours a day, every day. For some it
Something’s different now. It feels like the toothpaste is out of the tube, there’s no denying it and there’s no putting it back. The flashpoint
A few months ago, I went on an Opus Dei silent, weekend retreat. One of the most memorable talks was on apostolate. A numerary, a
Part of my daily prayer routine is to write a letter to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Knowing that I can just go to
“The thoughts of His Heart are to all generations: to deliver their souls from death and feed them in famine.” Thunder and rain are rolling,
The word dogma upsets some people. It does so because it appears to threaten the spirit of the age (which, of course, is a kind
A recent survey from the Pew Research Center shows that 71% of Americans don’t trust the mainstream media. In one generation, the mainstream media machine has
Some weeks ago I went to a special Mass prepared by a group of lay people to ask for God’s mercy on them and their
It may be fair to say that progressive and dissident Catholics are feeling a bit giddy right now. They may view the upcoming Synod on
The Gospel reading on Pentecost Sunday in Year A (John 20:19-23) calls us to reflect on how to find peace when faced with hard times.
Many saints have had the stigmata. St. Francis of Assisi and St. Padre Pio had holes in their hands and feet and side, matching the
“Money talks,” Brother Louie said, “put your money on the counter, son.” Brother Louie was the monk who ran the bookstore at Holy Cross Abbey
Liberation Theology never became mainstream, but it did have a number of Catholic proponents, mainly in Latin America. This essay explores the origins, proponents, opponents,
You are almost certainly aware of the debacle with the LA Dodgers and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI). If not, a little bit of
In my previous three articles on Revelation (here, here, and here), I’ve explained how I interpret this book of the Bible. In this article I
The month of June is entirely dedicated to the devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The secular world out there would have you believe
The Kidney-Donation Process About three years ago, my brother-in-law began dialysis. One kidney did not function at all and the other had only ten-percent functionality.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Abel Ferrera’s new movie, “Padre Pio,” is less a story about the beloved saint and more a commentary on
By Richard Dole The response of Pilate to our Lord betrays the skeptical view that there is no discernable, universal truth that can be discerned.
Musicians love harmony. There’s a soothing satisfaction when notes work well together. One would expect this principle to carry over into the way musicians relate
Richard Dawkins’ identification of others as intellectually deluded concerning the existence of God is based on an argument that succumbs to the logical analysis reductio
In my many years working in ministry, many people ask me how they may grow in faith and improve their prayer lives. It is a
