St. Paul tells us that love is greater than faith and hope (1 Corinthians 13:13). He also says that one could have the power to
I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I
The sex scandals in the Church will not be completely and thoroughly dealt with until the rampant infidelity to Catholic doctrine throughout all of the
The secret to happiness: fall in love, get married, have babies – once undisputedly known to be the key to the majority of people’s happiness,
Some 242 years ago Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America was born. We declared our freedom from the
“Just do your best.” Chances are you heard that growing up, and even now may still hear it in adulthood. But it misses the mark
Trains and chains are popular analogies used to illustrate the argument for a First Cause, whom we call God. See: Reasons to Believe (p.
Recently I came across a Portuguese word, “saudade,” which means a melancholic longing for what was lost; a missing person, place or experience that is
There is no way of escaping it in our culture’s 24-hour news cycle. There’s no way to escape witnessing the evils that are carried out
Sometimes when something comes easy, we become complacent and start taking it for granted. But if that thing that we are taking for granted is
Today, April 25, is the feast day of St. Mark, one of the four writers of the New Testament gospels. Did you know he was
It’s hard to understand why so many people today are unable to see that humans are not, and never will be, smarter than God. And
The end of March saw the conclusion of a week-long meeting held at the Vatican that engaged young people from all over the world. The
In my younger days, I was always a dreamer. I was, and to a certain extent still am someone who enjoys dreaming about all kinds
Are we the “wicked tenants” Jesus speaks of in Mark 12? Who, me? How could that be? I’m a good person. I try to live
Humility is considered by St Augustine to be the foundation of all other virtues – the trait that lays the groundwork on our journey toward
Does the Mystical Body (or at least the portion represented by your parish) need a transplant? Is your parish missing some body parts? It could
There are two things the father does in the Gospel story of the Prodigal Son which can give all of us sinners hope and comfort.
Can I be detached from the things of this world? Can I love God first and foremost, and be detached from anything that gets in
Even when Pope Francis agrees with the CCC he gets criticized. In case you haven’t heard there is a new ‘Pope Francis controversy.’ The controversy has to
It’s amazing how much Christian imagery can be found in society today if we look hard enough. Many modern movies and songs indirectly portray the
“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but
Moses set before the people Life and Death; from another aspect, Intelligibility and Inanity. He urged them to choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). The Transcendentals Life
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body
