Last July I felt a strong urging to write an article about a “Lay Dry Mass” where a group of the faithful could gather, read
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of ads implying that singleness, or at least childlessness, is a great thing. The implications range from a women’s subscription
I have discovered that everything comes from the heart because it is the heart which guides our thoughts, body, and tongue. Since I live in
It was a humid Saturday afternoon in February, thirty-eight years ago, when Lino, then my fiancé, with his parents and a handful of relatives, formally
I had a cousin called John who was a bit of a rake. If he was not genially propping up the bar at the rugby
The Sunday after Christmas was the Feast of the Holy Family. It is a fitting celebration to have after Christmas and it serves as a
A hermit I know used to say, ‘When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be
What is your new year resolution going to be? Since we just started a new liturgical year in the Church, finished Advent and celebrated Jesus’
In an interesting talk between Bishop Barron and Jordan Peterson, Jordan Peterson talks about how people fill up auditoriums by the thousands to hear him
Many of us have heard St. John the Evangelist described as “John the Beloved” or “the Beloved Disciple,” a title arising from the tradition that
There is a saying: “If you want to be happy, plant a garden.” Oh, how true that is! When we are gardening, we are living
The question of legacy. It’s one that is typically asked only of those who are well known, such as a president or prime minister. But
Mystics and theologians have long and often used romance as a metaphor for our relationship with God. Many of the challenges we face in our
Belief in God and religious practice have lost a lot of popular acclaim in our society. Although Christians still comprise the majority of the population,
There is a sign that someone made on oak tag and hung outside their cubicle in my office. It reads simply “keep moving forward.” It
It’s been 52 years since the “Summer of Love”. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock. The Sexual Revolution undermined authentic love. Today, society
Sin can cheat us of the power that was infused within us. Thus deluded, we exchange the reality of tranquility, peace, happiness and joy, for
In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a
Last month’s article, Love and the Productive Power of Not, took a look at how most of the Ten Commandments are “negative” or in other
One who fasts for sins, but goes and commits them again: Who will hear his prayer, what is gained by mortification? [Sir 34:31] Lent is
Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law. (Romans 13:10) When I say the word “love”, what comes to
People suffer—good people and bad people. When the so-called good people suffer, many of us look at the so-called bad people thriving and complain. Scripture
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hold baby Jesus in your arms? Imagine the joy Simeon felt at the Presentation in
What does it mean to love? It seems like a simple question. In a very real sense, for a believer in Jesus Christ, it is
