In the past week, two million pilgrims from all over the world traveled to Krakow, Poland to celebrate World Youth Day and to remember its
“Are you a Martha or a Mary?” This Martha-Mary juxtaposition from the Gospel of Luke is quite well-known. Martha is the archetype for the active life: busy
Though I am the father of two adopted children, I have long neglected considering the topic of adoption, and how all people are the adopted
St. Matthew, Patron Saint of Bankers, Pray for Me. This is how I have become accustomed to opening and closing each day. For most of
We often judge people don’t we? We put up invisible walls against those we don’t trust. Somehow we sense when someone is “up to no
It has recently been announced that Pope Francis has elevated the liturgical celebration honoring St. Mary Magdalene from a memorial to a major feast. This
The question of human suffering casts a long shadow on the human experience. If you talk to people long enough, they’ll get around to telling
Why do we expect to find truth, goodness, and love, in a Judas before we know that he is a Judas? When we do not
In my last article, I wrote about my Rome semester. Obviously, my journey through the Eternal City contained lots of different experiences, both good and
As business people, sometimes we forget just how connected the world of work is to the work of God in the world. Without question, individual
You have probably heard the old philosophical question, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound?”
A Quote From the Holy Father Pope Francis “May the Church be a place of God’s mercy and hope, where all feel welcomed, loved, forgiven
In the Summa Theologiae, II-II, q. 30, a. 4, St. Thomas Aquinas writes: “It is proper to God to exercise mercy, and he manifests his
Scrupulosity, in the Catholic sense, is the tendency to focus on our sins too much, forgetting Our Redeemer and His mercy in the process.
Although most respectable members of our parishes try to look healthy and content in public, mental illness is as common and invisible among the faithful as it
“Where are you, God?” many ask these days. He’s certainly hard to see in the utter chaos of today’s world. He’s hard to detect in
It has been some time since I studied Latin ( According to the hand-written note on the inside title page of my text book, “Latin
Choosing a career is always a difficult decision to make. From the time we’re very young, we’re conditioned to focus our lives on the future,
One of St. Augustine’s most oft-quoted writings, “…our hearts are restless until they can find rest in you.”, was penned after more than a decade
Currently, I am reading two books. One was given to me as a penance to be read slowly, a page or two at time. The other,
Today we are continuing our reflection on the Stations of the Cross (see part one here). Recalling once again that there is far too often
As we in the United States suffer through another national election cycle in this odd year, the antics displayed by those who ask for our
