Lately, the daily news is full of images of burning and looting in our cities. Prior to that, it was becoming difficult to express our
The times, they are a-changing’. We are in a moral crisis mode unequalled in history. Certainly, there have been depraved and godless societies before us
I’ve wondered, since my conversion, why some found it so much harder to believe in God than in Science. When I was younger in college,
Perhaps one of the hidden “blessings” of having to stay home all the time of this pandemic is being able to spend an inordinate amount
Scientists accept almost the entirety of their knowledge of science, even in their area of expertise, on faith in the testimony of others regarding the
For many people, the past two months have been nothing short of a recurring nightmare on more levels than they want to assess. A transcendent
By Antonio J Galindo Aleman Read Part I The absurd idea of wanting to create a paradise on earth falls apart in the face of
By Antonio J Galindo Aleman The time we are living in now looks like a story taken from a fiction book. The world is upside down
When the doors were locked, where the disciples were … Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
Faith education by attending Mass in this trying period of being quarantined due to the covid-19 pandemic can be very challenging. For us parents, as
But save us by thy hand, and help me, who am alone and have no helper but thee, O Lord (Esther 4:14). My dad spent
Here in Portugal, it is common to say to a pregnant woman, “As long as the baby is healthy… that is most important.” What if
This evening, on Holy Thursday, the Easter Triduum begins. The Easter Triduum is three days celebrated as one continuous unfolding of the Paschal Mystery. It
There’s nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.” Woody Hayes, American collegiate gridiron football coach, (1913-1987) Soothsayers, armchair analysts
Last July I felt a strong urging to write an article about a “Lay Dry Mass” where a group of the faithful could gather, read
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of ads implying that singleness, or at least childlessness, is a great thing. The implications range from a women’s subscription
My wife likes to tell the story of the old spinster woman who died and went to heaven to the kids in the eighth grade
When you were a child did you ever receive a sharp pinch on the inside of your arm from one of your parents during mass?
Like a lot of people, I would like to lose weight, but I never found diet and exercise programs to be the easiest undertakings in
The Feast of the Holy Family is one of the important celebrations of the Christmas Season – in fact, it is my personal favorite. It
One of the first things I did after becoming Catholic, in my late 20’s, was to join a lay apostolate called The Legion of Mary.
We are always only one generation away from atheism. Paganism is faith in something, or somethings outside of a person. Atheism is faith in nothing
With the ending of the Christmas holiday, many people begin focusing on making changes for the New Year — the calendar New Year that is.
The Sunday after Christmas was the Feast of the Holy Family. It is a fitting celebration to have after Christmas and it serves as a
