Redemptive Suffering?
Melanie Jean Juneau
January 28, AD2022
17 Comments
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: No Murmuring And No Complaining
Dom Cingoranelli
January 28, AD2022
18 Comments
“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
When the Wine Runs Dry
Barbara Padolina
January 27, AD2022
2 Comments
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
More Biblical Evidence for the Eucharist
Nate Guyear
January 27, AD2022
30 Comments
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
Answering Readers’ Comments
Richard Auciello
January 26, AD2022
3 Comments
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
The Joker as Satanic Figure
Paul Kniaz
January 26, AD2022
5 Comments
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
God’s Miracles are Love in Action
Deacon Steve Greco
January 25, AD2022
3 Comments
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
The Immaculate Misconception of Pro-Choice Catholics
Loreto Xavier
January 25, AD2022
13 Comments
“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
Lavish Grace
Susan Skinner
January 24, AD2022
2 Comments
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
Prudence, Prejudice, and Probability
Bob Drury
January 24, AD2022
2 Comments
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,
Picture Jesus Crucified
Diana Ragsdale
January 23, AD2022
2 Comments
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
St. Francis de Sales and My Favorite Male Saints
Joe Tevington
January 23, AD2022
12 Comments
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
Science And Religion, Not Science Versus Religion
Genesius
January 23, AD2022
5 Comments
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
The Litany Of Trust
Mark Belanger
January 22, AD2022
2 Comments
I have written before about trust as an element of faith (see Growing Our Faith Through Obedience And Trust). Trusting takes practice. At about the
We Need to Learn Forgiveness
Maurice Williams
January 22, AD2022
4 Comments
The ancient Israelites were given a mantra by which they could steer themselves on a straight path to eternal bliss with God in heaven: “You
Jewish Roots of the Catholic Tree
Bob Kurland
January 21, AD2022
6 Comments
And if some of the branches be broken off [i.e. the Jews], and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and
Tiny Thoughts in the New Year
Masha Goepel
January 21, AD2022
2 Comments
January is almost my favorite month of the year. It doesn’t have October’s bright leaves or brisk weather – up here in Maine January is
I’m Still Egocentric? But . . .
Melanie Jean Juneau
January 20, AD2022
12 Comments
Most Christians behave, think, and speak as if they are standing right in the middle of the universe with everything and everybody swirling around them.
The Evangelizing Power of Beer
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
January 20, AD2022
11 Comments
A great deal has been said of late about the upcoming Synod on Synodality: there have been a lot of positive comments, a great deal
The Two Essential Signs of a Thriving Parish
Peter Darcy
January 19, AD2022
15 Comments
Half a century of sitting in Catholic parishes and getting assaulted by painful attempts at relevance qualifies me to reflect on what a thriving parish
A Turn of the Tide for English Catholics
Neil Jopson
January 19, AD2022
4 Comments
In previous columns, I have written about the terrible times that destroyed the medieval Catholic Church in England, and I will write about them again.
The Sacred Touch of Christ’s Love
David Torkington
January 18, AD2022
2 Comments
Although Christ performed most of the religious practices that his parents taught him, there is no evidence that he offered sacrifices in the Temple. Why?
