One Friday afternoon I was making a Holy Hour before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. For the first twenty or thirty minutes, I brought
David Foster Wallace’s book, Infinite Jest, is unique: hilarious and bleak, enlightening and depressing. Wallace tried on two separate occasions to become Catholic but sadly
St. Teresa of Avila once stated, “We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.”
The endurance of darkness is preparation for great light. -Saint John of the Cross Why We Need to Practice Reparation A few weeks back I
Lately, with short days and schedule changes, making it over to the local parish for confession has been a challenge. Earlier this week, I thought
What About Your Children? When we became Catholic, some of our friends were concerned for the sake of our children. Catholics didn’t have children’s programs
Forgive and forget. Really? Is there such a thing as forgetness of sins? Remembering who or what has hurt us and how is part of
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give
When is the last time you tilled the soil on your property or someone else’s? For some, tilling is a regular activity. For others, the
On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, in her convent. Sister Lucia was one
Being diagnosed with cancer is always a dreaded event. There are many fears: will it be terminal? How much suffering will be endured? What painful
It is something that Catholics are told they must do and are urged to do frequently from the very beginning of their faith formation. Sadly,
The Prayer of Forgiveness The Act of Contrition is the prayer we, as Catholics, pray after we confess our sins during the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
But she answered him, “Yes Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” And he said to her, “For saying this
Have you ever encountered someone who feels the Catholic Church is all about guilt? They ask: “Why do I have to go to Mass every
When I was a boy, going to Confession was a regular part of my Catholic school experience. I remember standing in line with the other
So I went to Confession last Saturday (March 25). I don’t go to Confession nearly often enough. I go so infrequently that I have an
Many of our personal woes are driven by anxieties that seem to us to be inescapable or unmanageable. We deal with the boss that demands
The Rich Man and Lazarus Pope Francis, in his 2017 Lenten Message, speaks of the Parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. The rich man
What does it mean to be a man? Over the course of my life, I have had many opportunities to consider that question, particularly with
There’s something wonderfully uplifting about being with hundreds of Catholic men to put aside our egos and bring our man-made messes before the Father as
This is the story of my ascent out of brokenness and into the arms of mercy. Through suffering, God tore down the walls of what
