In the 1917 Code of Canon Law, marriage is defined, partially, as a “remedy of concupiscence” (1013). When the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) reflected on
Most books by Christians about the atheism versus theism debate start with the reasonableness of faith. Popular radio host and author Eric Metaxas starts with
What a tragedy if, at the end of my days when I stand before God, I finally realize that I spent my earthly life playing
There are still a lot of people inside and alone due to the virus restrictions in certain areas. There still are a lot of people
I have this practice of starting and ending my classes with a word of prayer. At the start of each academic year, I let my
Have you ever heard a Protestant say that Christians should not baptize infants because infants cannot have faith? After hearing this, you may have reflected
When the Columbine massacre occurred on April, 20th, 1999, I had only been Catholic for a few months. I was still getting tuned in to
After the sixties music expanded our minds, and before disco and stadium rock dominated the airwaves, the singer-songwriter genre took a firm hold in the
“Woman has a genius all her own, which is vitally essential to both society and the Church” (Pope John Paul II, Angelus Message of July
I never tire of looking at the wonderful images of God’s creation, which He gifted Michelangelo to be able to paint on that magnificent Sistine
One definition of “love”: In religious use: the benevolence and affection of God towards an individual or towards creation; (also) the affectionate devotion due to
Off the Shelf 236 – Joe Heschmeyer This week Joe Heschmeyer joins me to discuss one of my favorite topics, the early church. Listen in
The Catholics who developed the website “Countdown to the Kingdom” say we are living in the “end times.” But before you jump to any conclusions,
When we are open to the Word of God, our Lord takes hold within us and transforms our lives by way of the Holy Spirit.
Patriarchy has fallen on bad times. Feminism, weak men, apathy, and activist media have been attacking the whole idea of patriarchy for two generations. Patriarchy
As we cavort amid an embarrassingly secularized and confused society, unmoored as it stands from the threads of a shared past or the common experience
The “Joao de Barro” (Rufus Hornero) bird of Brazil is a curious one. The species is monogamous and the pair bond is long-term, sometimes for
When we act like a victim sacrifice, suffering for our own failings or like a scapegoat who suffers as the result of others sins, we
“Do not grumble,” St. Benedict tells his monks. (RB 4:39) The first time he mentions this is in the fourth chapter of his rule for
It was over three years ago, while searching up writing opportunities online, that I stumbled upon an ad featuring a black-and-white graphic of a man
I recently began reading the New Testament again and noticed a verse that had not previously caught my attention. The verse is from the last
As a columnist I have not always done my best in responding to my readers’ comments, that’s why in this article I shall do what
