Today, in the falling-off-the-cliff 21st century, up is down and down is up, sin is seen as good, and obeying the Bible is seen as medieval and stupid.
Movies, television shows, and music are great leisure activities from our usual busy and sometimes hectic lives. However, as Catholics, we should always be careful
Here’s a phrase you’ve certainly heard, in one form or another, “We have a God-sized hole in our heart. If we don’t fill it with
Recently heard on the floor of the House of Representatives: “Amen, and A-women”. There was more to the opening prayer than that, but that was
For Christmas, I gave myself an early gift: I uninstalled my Smart News app. Over the last six months, this app has given me news
If you were paying attention to news out of Rome over the last week, you probably heard about a statement regarding same-sex civil unions attributed
Since the fall of man, we deal daily with the conflict between virtue and vice. Virtues are those characteristics or behaviors that move the soul
Here in Portugal, it is common to say to a pregnant woman, “As long as the baby is healthy… that is most important.” What if
In the Gospel reading for Sept. 8, Jesus tells us that truly following Him requires a series of continuous commitments. But for many, such commitments
and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. (John 8:32) In reading or hearing the media discuss a particular issue a
If you ask me what I know of the accusations against the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., Cdl. Theodore McCarrick, I must reply, very little.
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
Contrary to what I know to be the right thing to do, I have a stubborn tendency to dwell too much in the world, being
“Many of my clients are dealing with a lot of anxiety nowadays,” my friend, a therapist, told me after Mass recently. Indeed it does seem
Pope Francis “tweeted” the following statement about prayer a couple years ago: “The one who listens attentively to the word of God and truly prays
The transgender bathroom issue is a red herring obscuring the agenda propagated by the media, educators, and political agitators. We have been led by the
In a discussion of the God-as-watchmaker metaphor with Jonathan Witt, philosopher Jay Richards remarked, “It’s amazing how a simple image can hijack a discussion
Growing up, I loved Disney movies as many children do. One of my dreams was to go to Disney World, but my family never
I am getting a pain in my sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia over the constant barrage of interpretations of Pope Francis’ speeches and impromptu interviews saying that he is
Often Christians lament the darkness in the world around us. War, abortion, euthanasia, and murder are regular occurrences even in our own communities. No wondering
We live in a modern world. We are often blinded by distractions and every now and then we need to be reminded of simple things
Hours away from Superbowl XLVIII, I could feel hubby’s snoozing vibrations. While Gianna joined her friends for basketball practice, our youngest Benjamin tossed the football,
…or so you’d think if you got all your information about Catholicism from blog comboxes. Not surprisingly, Pope Francis has been in the news lately.
I was born in the late 1980s. I\’m too young for wars, civil right movements and the Age of Aquarius. The Cold War and the
