When [Jesus’] parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and
I wrote this article as a warning to all of us know the Catholic faith is true and right. To those who know the teachings
There is a sort of “holy envy”, in which we compete with others on how good our apostolate is and how much God uses us.
In this lovely but challenging holiday season of get-togethers, parties, and family meals, most of us will be of necessity faced with possibly uncomfortable questions
I have lived almost 53 years on this earth and just now I think I am really starting to “get it.” I don’t mean I
Many non-Catholics regard the Church with perplexity or dislike because of “myths,” or misconceptions, about her, or about her teaching or practice. I used to
When I was six years old I had a special treasure chest. It was only an old black plastic lunchbox, the kind a man might
For the past five or six years I have been attending a men’s group run by a non-denominational evangelical church. I would have liked to
We use the word disciple a lot, but do we know what it really means? What images does that word conjure up? When you hear
Social media is a powerful vehicle for educating and evangelizing modern society about faith, social justice, morality, and the rights of the unborn from the
It’s hard to understand why so many people today are unable to see that humans are not, and never will be, smarter than God. And
Churches around the United States are disappearing. Parishes consolidating, dwindling numbers of cradle Catholics that no longer attend Church, mixed signals from the leadership of the
Somewhere after years of dependent living, and practicing discipleship under the auspices of parental figures, the entrance into the realm of independent living occurs. While
At the very beginning of the new year, over 8,000 attendees, most of them young people from across the country, gathered together in downtown Chicago
This past January, thanks to the collaboration of Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) and the Jesuits, the forearm of St. Francis Xavier came to my city,
A Tale of Two Christmases One of the defining moments for me on my journey to the Catholic Church was over Christmas Eve and Christmas
The Great Commission, as it has come to be known, was given to the disciples of Jesus just before His Ascension into Heaven. These parting
As someone who is in the process of converting to the Catholic Church, the prayers of the saints have been something I’ve cherished. Although
Jesus sent out these twelve instructing them, … “Go … to the lost sheep … As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven
I Am a Loss Leader! Way back in the 1980s I was a marketing student. There was a common business term in those days, “loss
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you
The Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Detroit is getting “turbocharged.” At least that is what George Weigel says. In a recent article at First
