During my 40 years as a Catholic school educator, with 34 of those as a Catholic school principal, I witnessed a lot of disheartening change.
For centuries every Catholic knew that Catholicism was the one true faith. They also knew that non-Catholics would probably end up in hell when they
In 2021, I posted an essay titled “A Simple Explanation of the Catholic Faith.” To my surprise, some folks have commented to me about it
In recent years there have been criticisms of the concept of the living magisterium (magisterium vivum). People have said: [The]… “living Magisterium” is… usurping the
Earlier this week, a friend asked me about Catholic teaching on immigration. The person simply wanted to know what the Church says about this important
“What is man that you are mindful of him, and a son of man that you care for him?” – Psalms 8:5 Every week I
Should a priest, during his homily, chastise the people in the pews for arriving late for Mass or for inappropriate behavior during Mass? A general
The world today touts a myriad of future advantages and conceivable benefits of artificial intelligence (AI). But only two things are for sure. Because of
Today the world views authentic Catholicism as hateful and intolerant for supporting God’s truths in regard to homosexuality and transgenderism. Especially in the month of
After five years of living in Italy, the inevitable finally happened. I got sick. After feeling terrible for a couple days, despite my general avoidance
Msgr. Charles Pope writes, “Of all the theological errors commonly held today, the most popular is surely the denial of the doctrine of hell.” This
Fasting has always been a part of the world God created. As St. Basil the Great tells us “It was the first commandment that Adam
As we begin the Easter season and mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a particular virtue repeatedly sprang into my mind: the virtue of humility.
Recently, I read an article at Business Insider that was troubling. The article is about people justifying theft in the name of social justice. The
Five years ago this month my trials, adversities, and humiliations began. And I thank God for everything that happened to me. I was fired after
Before my wife and I were married, we both discerned that at least one of our children would be adopted. We felt it was a
Back in the late 1800s Pope Leo XIII had a few things to say about marriage, family, and society. His words are still relevant today.
God’s Divine Providence was at work, as it always is everywhere, here in our diocese recently. And, as Anglican poet and hymn writer William Cowper
In the first three Commandments, God tells us how to honor Him. Then He immediately tells us to honor our fathers and mothers. Since God
This is the final part of a three-part series on the twelve condemned propositions of 1924. For part one see here, and for part two
This is part two of a three-part series on the twelve condemned propositions of December 1924. For Part 1 see here. Proposition 5: Truth Is
On December 1, 1924 the Vatican condemned twelve propositions relating to the “Philosophy of Action.” Looking at the propositions 100 years later, a question arises:
