The problem of God allowing terrible things to happen to innocent people used to be of merely philosophical interest to me until my 21 year old
The first time I actually realized I had an anger issue was about a year ago while attending a retreat. A deacon (now priest) prayed
The Roe v Wade decision still remains unsettling to many. Since that day a culture of death has permeated society, and the world. Nevertheless, many
Here we come to the end of our series on the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Having prayed and reflected on the conception, birth, life,
This is the third installment in our series on the Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. Today we look at the Sorrowful Mysteries, those
Today is the feast day of my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr. His story tells us how foreign to our time
The Mercy of God is a mystery. Even for someone like me who has had it poured into my life for the last five years.
“To love is to keep moving forward” – Pope Francis A little over a month ago, I went to see my friend Georgia in Colorado
The Gospel for next Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, is the meeting between Our Lady and her elderly pregnant cousin Elizabeth. Mary set out
The grief and heartache of the lives lost in Colorado Springs, Colorado, during Thanksgiving week, were soon followed by violence in San Bernardino, California. Coloradoans
“When the heart speaks, Brother Orchid, other hearts must listen.” Brother Orchid (1940) Interested in seeing a screwball comedy-film-noir-gangster-western-religious flick? I am always on the lookout
I was a graduate student in English literature during the flakey 1970s. I had recently returned to Catholicism and found my faith under daily attack
Dear Woman Suffering After An Abortion, I am writing because I want you to know that I care about you. I care about your well-being, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Pope Francis is in the midst of his first-ever visit to the United States. Ostensibly, this visit is for the Holy Father to join
On Friday we all reflected on the events of 9/11, 14 years ago. It was been unavoidable, if you turned on a television, radio
It seems not a day goes by without a headline story about the culture wars. Everyday there is controversy about gay marriage, abortion, contraception or
I hate the Sunday mornings when I am in such a bad mood as we leave the house until it has me questioning why we are even
Growing up, I loved Disney movies as many children do. One of my dreams was to go to Disney World, but my family never
It is hard to believe but it has been nearly seven months since my friend Paul Coakley went to receive his eternal reward. His wife,
Lately, there is a lot of talk within Christian circles how to live the Faith in the midst of a morally-decaying (and increasingly hostile) Western
I am hoping that writing this article will be therapeutic for me. I could not write at all for a few weeks. My twenty-year-old nephew
Have you ever stopped at a stop light and noticed someone on the side of the road, cardboard sign in hand, asking for money or
