Is the desire for change always rooted in the common good and in the best interest of the individual? Or, is this desire affected and
As other CS writers have reminded us, here we are in Lent, once again. When I was young, giving up Cokes for Lent was the
My weekly study group has been reading St. Theresa of Avila’s “The Interior Castle” for several weeks now. It’s a book that has been called
Another article on the Synod? Well, somewhat, but not entirely. The purpose of this article is to consider basic principles of the concepts of agency
Something New, Something Different, Something Wrong Having overslept, my wife and I missed the daily Mass at our Parish. We went to another Catholic Church
Sometime in the Future “Daddy, What’s a Statue?” “I’m sorry honey. What did you say?” “Statue. What is it?” “Spell it for me.” “S-T-A-T-U-E.” He
There is a controversy between adherents of two views of time, one called eternalism and the other presentism. Eternalism claims that from the perspective of
Over my lifetime, I have been called many things, some of which are printable. Within the last 11 years’ worth of blogging, I’ve had a
We are born with an eternal hunger, a tremendous need in spirit and soul for the deepest relationship with God. Nothing else will do. Yet,
Substantial change, creation, and evolution are commonly acknowledged to be topics in philosophy, theology, and science, respectively. The integration of theology with philosophy within human
When I was young I always looked forward to autumn. For me, autumn was a time when the cycle of life began all over again.
Pope St. John Paul II begins the encyclical Fides et Ratio with the admonition “Know Yourself”. Most apparently, we are material creatures and as such
I have been working in the field of education for more than twenty years now. And every time I come to reflect upon the fruits
As Catholics, we believe that God revealed himself gradually to his chosen people, the Jews, and completed this Divine revelation in the Jewish Messiah, the
We have just gotten over some minor illnesses here at home, colds and pink eye. Even though we are just a family of four, it
Don’t be so certain you’ll never change. When I was in college the one thing I was absolutely sure of was that I would always
The philosopher Heraclitus once said: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not
Over my lifetime, I have been called many things, some of which are printable. Within the last six years’ worth of blogging, I’ve had a little mud
