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
The cool waters of the shoreline keep lapping at my ankles, and I sink deeper into the spiky sand with the pull of each outgoing
There’s someone out there you want to see safely home in the Catholic Church, right? Someone you know would be the next St. Augustine, if
In late December 1668, in a contest held at the Chinese Bureau of Astronomy, the Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688) correctly predicted the length of a
I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be
I started a new job a couple weeks ago, and I happen to be in the office on Wednesday mornings. I walked into my office,
“Non in dialectica placuit Deo salvum facere populum suum” (“It is not by arguing that God chose to save His people”). -St. Ambrose “Fortunately, there
Teach me, LORD, your way that I may walk in your truth. (Ps 86:11) Sounds simple, doesn’t it? I can’t imagine any Christian looking at
If you are like me, the first time you heard that the laity could be members of a religious order, what went through your
If you’ve been on social media long enough, you’re familiar with expert tips on what makes for popular blog posts and most clicked or re-tweeted
Not all spiritual learning happens in schools, and in fact, the greatest of the saints didn’t amass their holiness from a scholarly institution. When it
“Everyone should be able to experience the joy of being loved by God, the joy of salvation! It is a gift that one cannot keep
Pope Francis makes me uncomfortable. There…I said it! Somehow I think that I\’m not the only one who feels this way. Every time the Holy
I had a conversation with my mom the other day. She was urging me to try to find a different parish, because although I love
If you\’ve read my thoughts on evangelization and cheese, you might not be surprised when I say that evangelistic efforts can\’t lack quality. Regardless of
The New Evangelization has been called many things, but cheesy is not one of them, and this is a shame. If the New Evangelization is
