What are Catholics to do about pastors who are leading the faithful on the wrong path and putting souls in danger? Poorly performing or outright
Part 1 of this series focused on cowardly clerics who do not make good shepherds. There are, however, members of the clergy who are even
Christ gave us shepherds to point us to truth and encourage us to “be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.” Distressingly, some of our shepherds
Truth is unchanging no matter what people do to undermine it. Advancement to religious vows and ordination should be barred to those who are afflicted
In an age of rampant specialization and outsourcing, it often seems that we are urged from every quarter to sit back and trust the experts
Where I go to Sunday Mass, the parish has something called a “teardrops ministry”, which is a group that prays for people who have stopped
It’s very easy to like priests who are charismatic personalities and knock-out preachers. It’s easy to appreciate those who have great PR skills, those who
As a body we have ascended at last from the shrouded valleys of Lent into the brilliant light of Christ’s Easter joy. For fifty glorious
Since returning to the Catholic Church nearly ten years ago and attending numerous Catholic Churches due to employment-related travels, I have heard many prayers for
The abbey where I live faces east, like many older churches. In the winter this detail goes unnoticed but, as spring comes and the sun
Secularism and strong anti-Christian beliefs are fast eroding the influence of the Catholic Church. People no longer believe they need to go to mass. Churches
Not too long ago, Catholics and non-Catholics alike were scandalized by a one-of-a-kind news story of a Louisiana Catholic priest performing and filming immoral acts
Through ordination, priests are called by the Church to care for the Christian Community. A pastor is obligated to preach the scriptures of the Lord
Our good, holy, faithful clergy now suffer abuse from an outraged public in the midst of the unfolding abuse scandal. Check out the online
Temptations Temptations, we all have them. It is part of life. It is part of human nature and they will exist until we die. Adam
The next time someone says, “God loves you just as you are,” or the next time you begin to say or think to yourself, “God
Full disclosure: I did not actually read the book “The Benedict Option”. Spiritdaily and a NY Times article is where I gleaned information about this movement in the
