As I bustled distractedly around my cluttered kitchen at home the other day, a jumble of thoughts crowded their way around my mind, vying for
In his 1907 Syllabus Condemning the Errors of the Modernists, Pope St. Pius X rejected the idea that the discoveries of science or history should
The Custodians of the Holy Land are the Franciscans. They belong to a religious Order in the Catholic Church, the Order of Friars Minor, the
Over the past 40+ years, I have learned that God’s love and mercy is beyond anything we can comprehend or grasp. It is Catholic teaching
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were
“We’re all called to be great saints. Don’t miss the opportunity!” This powerful message is broadcast via reruns of a well-loved TV series of the
Almost all of us enjoy going into our favorite stores, around holiday times, to enjoy the scenery and items we may purchase each year. Taking
The Great Resignation occurred in 2021 and was followed by the 2022 phenomenon known as “quiet quitting.” While pundits attribute these workplace trends to a
Forty years ago I was challenged by a Canoness. I had just finished a weekend course on personal prayer at the retreat centre that I ran
In the throes of the 2021 civil paralysis, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) redefined the word “vaccine” because the standing definition did
A few weeks ago (the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time), the Gospel presented us with the parable of the poor man, Lazarus, and the rich
Over the past decade, we have seen tremendous confusion sprouting about marriage / family / human sexuality. Yet, the constant teaching of Jesus’ Church simply
Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS), Detroit, is offering a new, free, online, self-paced course for Advent. It kicks off on November 27, the first Sunday
With rising costs of food and just about everything else, makes sense to cut back, right? Too much of anything of this world is not
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13: 8). A contemporary recently reminded me how some clergy and religious actually made fun
And it wasn’t a nice experience. St. Paul said: For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do
There are some things in life that we keep close to our hearts. Some things we just don’t want to forget because they become a
Some days ago I was driving by one of those home centers when I saw a crowd of day workers anxiously waiting for someone to
Raised Lutheran, I asked my RCIA instructors typical protestant questions about the church: Why should we pray to Mary? Where is purgatory in the Bible?
I have always had problems understanding why Hell is real and forever. How could the good God be so stern with individuals He created out
We all know fasting is an essential part of the Christian spiritual life. Our Lord noted that some demons are only driven out “with prayer
While driving back home from a 40 Day for Life shift I got annoyed at all the political ads on the radio station to which
