Every so often the issue of altar serving comes into question, as it has again recently. There is an ongoing, extensive debate over who
Advent and Christmas are very special seasons, and offer terrific opportunities to grow in and live our faith as Catholics. Often though, both seasons
During the research for my book Pope Leo XIII and the Prayer to St. Michael, I came across some intriguing research on the movement known
I believe we often have definitive rationales for what we acknowledge as true and for what we do, even though we may have difficulty expressing
Today we are continuing the series we began last month on the mysteries of the Holy Rosary. This month, we are looking at the so-called
Over the last week there has been some discussion about the importance and length of homilies, as well as how conservatism and fundamentalism may
A friend recently posed a question on Facebook that stayed my scrolling fingers and made me ponder. He asked, “What is worship?” Intuitively, I thought
The Church lays down a minimum for attending Mass and receiving the Eucharist. The Church obliges the faithful to take part in the
On July 4, 1864 Abraham Lincoln had much to pre-occupy his mind. Grant’s drive on Richmond had bogged down into a stalemated siege to the
A few months ago, a question circled the blogosphere: “Why are you Catholic?” A number of beautiful testimonies surfaced. I wanted to contribute, but I
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
“You know that your grandfather always loved the language of his heritage?” My mother gave me this suggestion as I was wondering out loud which foreign
We humans are complex creations. It cannot be denied that we are “fearfully and wonderfully” made by our God. The earthly bodies He gave us are
Most are familiar with parody. Parody is “an imitation of the style of a particular genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect” or “an imitation
In yesterday’s column (Part I), I told you about a Franciscan Friar, Brother Anthony Pham Dinh Tuyen OFM Conv, beginnings and escape from Vietnam as a young
When the boys’ choir began to proclaim the psalm, tears pooled up in my eyes. On my last evening in Oxford, a fellow classmate and
Facebook is a vastly overused, much maligned facet of social media. Of that there can be no denial. We’ve all read stories of mothers neglecting their
The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we
Efforts at living an upright, godly life and following the rules don’t always make life easy. We will inevitably encounter those who don’t appreciate compliance
So here we are again—approaching Holy Week. A most splendid—the most splendid week of the year! Yes, Christmas brings us the infant God made man, but
In this town even going to church can be pierced with the nails of the Culture of Death. I am sure you have all had
“Everyone should be able to experience the joy of being loved by God, the joy of salvation! It is a gift that one cannot keep
Reading John Darrouzet\’s recent article \”Do You See Miracles? Our Ruby Story\” inspired this post as it motivated me to share one of my miraculous
It has been years since I first felt God quietly calling me. At first I couldn’t understand what He was asking me to do. As time passed
