Some Catholic authors write as if they belong to a Church Beleaguered, not the Church Triumphant. Articles tend to be either defensive or angry
“We are an Easter people, and ‘Alleluia’ is our song!” Saint John Paul II spoke this phrase at least twice: once, during an address at
I am always happy when I hear a principal say during orientation ‘you have a chosen a Catholic school, and as such, we hold certain
“Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done” we pray in the Our Father. “Not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42), prayed Jesus in
I have prayed the Prayer for Vocations a couple thousand times and yet it wasn’t until fourteen years ago that it struck a chord. There
In today’s increasingly secular society, it’s very hard to be a woman. From all sides, women are inundated with mixed images: there are the secular
Anyone and everyone should be Catholic: God wants it because it is the best way to be a fulfilled human being. But how is someone Catholic?
In this season of Lent we are drawn towards metanoia, the changing of our minds, a transformation of our thought by which also our heart
“When you and I met, the meeting was over very shortly, it was nothing. Now it is growing something as we remember it . .
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. (Revelation 8:1) There is a deep need within
On the 15th February, I had the honour of sharing the launch of my book, Wisdom from the Christian Mystics with Kevin Grant, former editor-in-chief of
What are your plans for Valentine’s Ash Wednesday? Sex and Death The combination was bound to happen eventually; it will happen again in 2024
As Valentine’s Day approaches this year, our country is in the midst of a cultural watershed moment. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a
Dr. Brene Brown, a social scientist from the University of Houston, wondered if there was a “core need” that was shared by every human person.
Introduction Lent is upon us. Interestingly, my Lenten penance and my goals have changed since my conversion. Let me preface these remarks with an account
Fortitude. Do you see yourself as courageous or cowardly? Are you strong in facing pain or soft and shrink from it? On the other hand,
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
Our Lord said that He was “meek and humble of heart.” Matthew 11:29. Mary sings in her Magnificat that “my soul proclaims the greatness of
In the spiritual life, we are pitted against the world, the flesh, and the devil. Its warfare and our opponents manifest in many ways, some
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to
Many years ago Bishop Casey of Brentwood, England, asked me to set up a Residential Retreat and Conference Centre in Chingford, London. He wanted to use
Truth, by which the world is held together, has sprung from the earth, in order to be carried in a woman’s arms. — St. Augustine Blessed
