I once had a priest tell me, after I spent a while explaining to him all the concerns I had running through my head as
August has always meant Football for me. And maybe it’s just me, but football makes me think about religion. I am not a sports fanatic,
I have trust issues. It’s precisely this fact about me which limits my public self-revelation, and which more than anything else explains why I’m still
Losing a pet can be difficult. My neighbor recently lost her pet kitten. Her eight-year-old daughter began crying inconsolably when she learned of this loss.
I will never forget the trauma which my vision problems gave me growing up. I had myopia and astigmatism which made every eye test a
Edel Quinn was an unlikely missionary and servant of God. Young, single, female, and knowingly living out her last few years with an incurable case
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” Five Man Electric
“Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true
There are a number of things that distinguish Catholics from Protestant Christians. One of these things is a belief in purgatory. Protestants think that simply accepting Jesus
God was here right from the start. Our unalienable rights were given to us by God. “When, in the course of human events, it becomes
Prayer is one the deepest ways we show our love – to God, to our family, to the world. From childhood, many of us
I have been pondering what seems to be the tension between loving the sinner and following the law. Often times we call people Pharisees if
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. For the past five months I’ve been writing about the Beatitudes in order to understand them
Do you ever read about the saints and wonder: “Could I do it? Could I possibly endure such agony for Christ?” Fortunately, most of us
Summer is a time we invite family and friends over for dinner often. The sun sets later and evenings are warm. It is an ideal
A few years back I was visiting a friend when a man in a sparkling white uniform walked out of my friend’s home. When my
I have written before that my spiritual life is owed to Mary. A few years ago, after a long period of lapsed faith, I felt
“This deadly cancer of anger… makes us unlike ourselves, makes us like timber wolves or furies from Hell, drives us forth headlong upon the points
Paul Griffiths is an expert on Catholic thought, holding the Warren Professor of Catholic thought at Duke Divinity School but this past month he was
I object to the profanation of sacred images and sacramentals in cinema. I have been writing about and meditating on the power of the Holy
Dysfunction Is Everywhere Are you dismayed at times by the amount of dysfunction you run into when dealing with other people? Does it seem to
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Good Just Lives Our life is morally good or righteous if it
