The word “rigid” has become something of a pejorative term in the common parlance of some clerics and theologians in recent years. The Holy Father
As stated in Part I, I will now show you how I saw the Resurrection as not just possible but probable, so probable that I
It is something that Catholics are told they must do and are urged to do frequently from the very beginning of their faith formation. Sadly,
One of my favorite Gospel stories is where Peter walks on water as it’s a beautiful meeting of the human and divine. In it, we
There used to be a time when many of the world’s Catholic Christians submitted to the Church’s vision of faith and morals. The teaching authority
He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!” The girl, a
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
A young child, who knows enough words to communicate, can describe their prenatal memories and their birth from their own unique perspective, not as an
If anyone reading has ever driven down Interstate 70 from Wichita, Kansas to Denver, Colorado, then you will know how completely uninteresting the drive can
I found myself placed next to a high powered High Court Judge at a dinner party in one of the most exclusive clubs in London.
Today there are many people who claim to be atheists. Some famous ones, like Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens, have even written books
“Who did you bring with you?” That, Dear Reader, is the question God will supposedly ask us Christians when we beg admittance to the Heavenly
Plato realized that the intelligible is immaterial by identifying a fundamental difference between the intelligible and the material. The intelligible is universal, while the
Have you ever pondered this question? “How do I know God’s will for my life”? I believe God has placed this question deep within our
As I write this article for Catholic Stand (July 6, 2017), the battle to free one of the cities in the southern part of the
Every society, every culture has a tradition of a scapegoat: a person or group of people to blame and punish for the sins of that
The Patrick Coffin Show Podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
People love sound bites. If it’s short, to the point, and appears powerful, people will take that sound bite and share it with others on
“Many of my clients are dealing with a lot of anxiety nowadays,” my friend, a therapist, told me after Mass recently. Indeed it does seem
Bebop Catholicism. Never heard of it? I just coined the phrase. I was watching the YouTube video of “Jazz on a Summers Day 1958”. It
Watching Bishop Robert Barron’s new series Catholicism: The Pivotal Players which focuses on the Saints can be an antidote to the poison that is sometimes in
Summertime has arrived and the health clubs are advertising to get members to “get in shape for the beach”. Unfortunately for many, it ends up
Here we are in late June. We have crossed the approximate halfway mark between last Christmas and the coming Christmas. I love Advent and Christmas
Jonathan Byrne is a professional mid-career artist who lives in the coastal town of Blackrock in Dublin, Ireland. After many years of making images and
