This is the third installment in our series on the Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. Today we look at the Sorrowful Mysteries, those
Not too long ago, the rector of the local Cathedral died after a battle with cancer. Though not entirely unexpected, his departure from this life
Halloween, often feared by Evangelicals, is not the satanic celebration of evil it is sometimes portrayed to be. Catholics know this is a day to
Every Labor Day weekend two men always pop up in my mind: Saint Joseph the Worker and my Dad. When I was growing up I
Here we are, forty-two years later, and the ill-conceived legal right to abortion still targets the most innocent members of our society. Despite prayer, educational
A while back, I read a disturbing blog post by Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic and author of the book, UnPlanned.
Recent videos, recorded by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), will continue to add to the mounting disapproval of Planned Parenthood’s (PP) methods of
So where is purgatory in the Bible anyway? Glad you asked! Let’s take a look at a few of the Scriptural references to Purgatory. Let’s
I am hoping that writing this article will be therapeutic for me. I could not write at all for a few weeks. My twenty-year-old nephew
This just in . . .Everyone in the whole world will one day die! The only exception to this inevitable event is if we are alive at
Christian persecution is spreading like a plague! Across the globe and on every continent, the Body of Christ is being oppressed, kidnapped, jailed, tortured and
Recently, I had an internet conversation with a number of fellow Catholics and one of them came to learn of a man who was dying
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.
The idea of contraception isn’t new; Egyptian scrolls, dating back as far as 1900 BC, refer to birth control of varying types. It seems, mankind
In this month of November, when our thoughts naturally turn towards the souls in Purgatory and the fragility of life, it is fitting that we
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
Often Christians lament the darkness in the world around us. War, abortion, euthanasia, and murder are regular occurrences even in our own communities. No wondering
A couple of months ago, I realized how fragile human life really is when I almost lost a daughter during childbirth. During labor, she almost bled
Planned Parenthood’s “Clergy Advocacy Board” recently issued a “pastoral letter,” telling women that God is okay with abortion. Oddly, I haven’t heard about any backlash
As I sat patiently in the airport waiting for my plane to arrive, I quietly watched the people around me. I wondered where they were
I do not regret this year coming to a close. For me, 2013 will always be the year when my beloved son, Lawrence C. McClarey, died at
One component of our diaconate formation this year has focused on ministries related to death and dying. To that end, our class watched the movie
