By Michael Thomas Cibenko Not long after graduating from The University of Montana in 1996, I found myself on a plane headed for Tokyo. Experiencing
A lot of preachers and laity are going around today claiming that Jesus said, or didn’t say certain things. For instance, I have heard atheists
Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS) is offering a new, free, online course entitled “A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward.” The course is set to begin
This is about a man who born into slavery in Missouri. He went on to become the first African American from the United States ordained
When we say someone is “seeing red” it’s usually not a good thing. In the Church, however, seeing the color red is actually a wonderful
Most people are very busy. Busy seems to be the norm. Work, kids, house, commute, yard, sports, exercise, cooking, cleaning, the list goes on and
Tolerance. According to Webster, it’s a willingness to accept behaviors and beliefs that may be different from your own. At first glance, that would appear
Off the Shelf 237 – Kennedy Hall If you’re fed up with effeminate males and society’s attempt to diminish the role of males in general then this episode
By Michael Vance One has to wonder what’s wrong with some of our Catholic prelates these days. Instead of trying to save souls they seem
Is the company you work for one of the country’s biggest corporations? If so, does profit sharing factor into its mission? Profit sharing is that
The annual March for Life and the upcoming Dobbs vs Jackson court case puts abortion front and center on many folks radar. It certainly is
We often pray for God to work miracles in others’ lives, to convert and change their hearts, but we don’t persist in asking God to
Did you know that St. Joseph is a uniquely good intercessor when NFP is hard? In the second portion of his book, Consecration to St.
I came of age during the cultural changes of the 1960s. Even though my Catholic upbringing had taught me that sex outside of marriage was
By: Caitie Crowley Have you ever asked how a good God could let bad things happen? Where is God in the midst of suffering? Is
Recently at Sunday Mass, the second reading was from 1 Corinthians 13 – the famous “wedding reading.” St. Paul tells us: “If I speak in
The Holy Spirit is proclaimed more by St. Luke than by any other gospel writer. One of his main purposes in writing his gospel and
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
