“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
There’s a new Batman movie coming out in March of 2022. In fact, there’s almost a yearly new Batman or Joker movie. Batman (if he
We call them miracles—supernatural occurrences that enter our lives. The word comes from the Latin and means “to wonder.” According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, miracles are
“1 in 4 Abortion Patients is Catholic,” read a well-planned professionally executed projection of an evil statistic onto the tower of the Basilica of the
One thing I have learned in caring for my elderly mom is that each new day cannot be planned. I can try to make plans
One form of modern relativism states that to understand, “You need to weigh out the probabilities.” (at minute 45:30) From this perspective, we can surmise,
I think God gave each of us the gift of imagination so that we can visualize the angels, the saints, and the Holy Trinity we pray
I have particularly fond attachments to several great male saints. “My boys” as I call them truly embody masculine virtues; they include the patron saints
In today’s world, smart phones are common tools. Most of us know loosely how they work, or at least we are not surprised by what
