The Catholic Church has long assigned special devotions to each month of the year. April is for honoring the Holy Eucharist. This practice of monthly
At the close of the Gospel of John, we encounter one of the most intimate and revealing conversations between Jesus and one of His closest
What people perceive as truth draws them in every age. We may admire beauty, crave goodness, or pursue power, but truth has a peculiar magnetism
One of the subtle but powerful threads running through the New Testament is the recurring theme of haste. When God reveals himself, when Christ is encountered,
Many people habitually emit curse words in everyday conversations. But treating crude language as no big deal is a sign that society has degraded. Today,
In 2021, I posted an essay titled “A Simple Explanation of the Catholic Faith.” To my surprise, some folks have commented to me about it
The sacrament of Baptism is a tangible sign of God’s love in which we become children of God and heirs to His kingdom.
“What is man that you are mindful of him, and a son of man that you care for him?” – Psalms 8:5 Every week I
Should a priest, during his homily, chastise the people in the pews for arriving late for Mass or for inappropriate behavior during Mass? A general
I find myself praying the rosary a lot more often in recent times. And as I was praying the rosary one morning, something about the
God gave each one of us the capability of having beautiful, strong, and unique friendships. Whether our friends are with family members or coworkers or
On April 8th, my little family drove north a few hours to greet the eclipse at its totality. We arrived early in the morning and
When we think about morality, we often tell ourselves to avoid the big sins and be nice. Although these goals are good, especially for the
Of all the words to describe the process of death, victory would be the last one on the list for most of us. Death to
All Christians should be well aware of the details of Our Lord’s Passion. One small part of Passion, His interaction on Calvary with the two
It is easy in this digital age for everything to get posted as quickly as the idea comes to us. But to be prudent, we
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I go back there” (Job 1:21). This ancient wisdom sums up our solitary entry and
The start of Advent and the Mass readings during Advent grabbed my attention this year. They are on the virtue of “readiness.” As I age,
It is easy for Christmas to be commercialized and to forget its true meaning. What many people may not realize is just as easy as
My first memory that distinctly involves Advent is of an Advent calendar – a somewhat esoteric object in 1950s Kansas, if I recall correctly. I
During Advent last year (2022) Catholic Nuns surprised holiday shoppers in Downtown Boston on Thursday December 8. They stood outside in the cold singing Christmas
With Christmas only a month away, I think we need to start making preparations for this special day. How do we make preparations? We could
