Reading about the migrant caravan of 4,000 – 7,000 people marching through Mexico heading for the land of the free and the home of the
A lot of people don’t like to talk about death or dying. For many, death is a fearful thing. It’s a morbid subject. As the
The release of Gosnell, The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer, is increasing public awareness of the evils of abortion. The media will attempt to
These days, it’s difficult to be Catholic. And now more than ever it’s hard to evangelize the Faith. I don’t think anyone will argue this.
Not long ago, my wife and I were spending some much-needed free time to simply relax. As it happened, we came across an article online
Some Catholics are pretty worked up over the news about the recent change to paragraph 2267 (the death penalty) in the Catechism. But many more are
Many non-Catholics regard the Church with perplexity or dislike because of “myths,” or misconceptions, about her, or about her teaching or practice. I used to
There are so many angry, frustrated people on Facebook spewing their volatile rage these days that I try to avoid using it. But earlier this
This month marks the one year anniversary of the passing of an extraordinary man, Fr. Arne Panula. While I never met him personally, I am deeply
The secret to happiness: fall in love, get married, have babies – once undisputedly known to be the key to the majority of people’s happiness,
So why are we Catholic? The world hates us, with a passion. By just about every indicator, the Catholic Church is losing its rank among
Some 242 years ago Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America was born. We declared our freedom from the
We use the word disciple a lot, but do we know what it really means? What images does that word conjure up? When you hear
When people hear the term Kung Fu they probably think of the martial arts and guys like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, or even the
Something chilling and sinister is going on with the meaning of the word ‘authenticity.’ It’s becoming ever more apparent that ‘authenticity’ is being separated from
Sometimes when something comes easy, we become complacent and start taking it for granted. But if that thing that we are taking for granted is
Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has written us a letter, an Apostolic Exhortation. He wrote it to us to orient us away from the world’s
It’s hard to understand why so many people today are unable to see that humans are not, and never will be, smarter than God. And
My exploration of the “faith alone” controversy began in a discussion with a non-Catholic coworker. One morning, this friend asked me to go to his
The end of March saw the conclusion of a week-long meeting held at the Vatican that engaged young people from all over the world. The
In today’s ideologically charged and politically polarized society terms like GOP Catholics, conservative Catholics, Catholic Democrats, and liberal Catholics are getting thrown around way too
Having finished our lunch that day, one of my non-Catholic coworkers and I decided to take a walk around the building for a few minutes, just
