Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life. I received this writing prompt while I was visiting with my grandkids,
We had it all in the Garden of Eden. Everything we relentlessly seek today was ours then, and we lost it. We lost it through one act
We live in a hectic, deadline driven world. Whether at work or home, things are either speeding towards us from all sides, or we are
Ragged stuffed animal and hidden depression as my constant companions, I discovered J.R.R. Tolkien during my awkward preteen years. My father, although never an enthusiastic
When we were children, monsters would move from movie screens and story books to the shadows in our rooms or dark corners of our imaginations.
It’s Holy Week. We commemorate civilization being forever changed. Once upon a time, a cross was a medieval weapon of torture, humiliation and oppression.
When considering Christianity, many question how evil occurs with a good and powerful God. Philosopher David Hume even used this issue in an attempt to
This year I was so ready for Lent, and that was something different for me. Many other years Lent has crept up on me, and
The Outward Sign Many years ago on Ash Wednesday, I took my children to Sam’s Club to do some shopping. We hadn’t been to Mass
Christians agree that God is omnipotent and sovereign, meaning that He is able to do all things. The Nicene Creed proclaims faith in “one God,
We humans are complex creations. It cannot be denied that we are “fearfully and wonderfully” made by our God. The earthly bodies He gave us are
Culture is a word with a depth of meaning – a mixture of pain, joy, pride, love, restriction, and tradition. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,
The Humanae Vitae Schism Now that the election is over, the post-game analysis and forecasts for the coming sessions will occupy the media for at
Unless you’ve kept your mom biz aspirations a secret, you’ve experienced it: those comments and looks about your dream life and business. “But, will you
Holy People in Daily Life Several rolling, rural counties of Northeastern Ohio are home to the largest Amish community in the world. Ohioans are very
I’ve traversed the murky waters of the reportage going on concerning the Extraordinary Synod on the Family for the past week or so. There have
Am I the only one that did not see this coming? This week, on Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand appellate rulings in
They bowed their heads to say grace, then started to eat a rare breakfast together when the cell phone rang. The man and his two-and-a-half
What Are “Casual Catholic Men”? There is a Catholic “man-crisis.” Large numbers of Catholic men, while not rejecting the faith explicitly, have implicitly rejected the faith
We all thought Papi was being a big baby when he stopped leaving the house. In the past year, he had become needy, asking us
Trendy — it’s all the rage in today’s works of charity. Never mind that the theological virtue of Charity should be a staple in the
In yesterday’s column (Part I), I told you about a Franciscan Friar, Brother Anthony Pham Dinh Tuyen OFM Conv, beginnings and escape from Vietnam as a young
Imagine finding yourself in a hostile land. It has a history of being violently hostile to everything Christian – person and property. What do you do
We have seen them in our imagination when we first hear of a pregnancy. We may see them in an ultrasound and marvel as they show
