Throughout her Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul, Jesus told St. Faustina Kowalska that we, blessed souls, are now living in the Time of Mercy.
I have prayed the 23rd Psalm quite often. It is one of my favorite Psalms because it hearkens to Jesus’ own description of Himself as
The news cycle is fickle. A big news story is only big until a new big story comes along. This is true even with Catholic
“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” Thus begins the Apostle’s Creed. The world today remains far from the original
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
“I have come to light a fire on earth and how I wish it were already ablaze” (Luke 12:49). This is one of many passages
A specific instance of denying the concept of sin yielding freedom without order is with regard to homosexual acts. Homosexual acts render the purpose of
The denial of the concept of sin yields freedom without order because it is based on the denial of the rationality of human nature, particularly
The denial of the concept of sin is the denial of one facet of intelligibility, yielding freedom without order, which is inanity. A sin is
As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father;
Sin is something with which we all struggle in this fallen world. Though each person is tempted by different kinds of sins, every sin, no
As we make that powerful turn into Holy Week and Beyond, we reflect on Our Lord’s Seven Last Words as Seven Balances we each must
Even a broken clock tells time correctly twice a day. A person who is unreliable can still be right about something once in a while.
Are you familiar with the concept of general confession? Lent is underway—in due time, you will be able to eat your candies again, have that
At the risk of stereotyping, most Christian pop music tends to be upbeat. There is a fair bit of exuberance and praise. My experience is
I wrote this article as a warning to all of us know the Catholic faith is true and right. To those who know the teachings
An ancient Navajo proverb says, “You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep”. Perhaps this proverb best describes a lukewarm Christian? All
The mystery of God’s maternal love is expressed with particular power in the Hebrew word, rahamim. Etymologically, this word means “womb” but was later used to mean
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every
For twenty years of my life – from age seventeen to thirty-seven – I struggled with an addiction to nicotine. It was an on-again, off-again
How do we as Catholics approach sinners guilty of things like pedophilia or homosexual acts with consenting or non-consenting adults? Do we think of
Whether Pope Francis is guilty or innocent of a coverup on behalf of a criminal clergy, it is a grave injustice to the victims of those
To be judgmental in matters involving the sins of others is, in this author’s estimation, comparable to being an armchair quarterback or a backseat driver.
Temptations Temptations, we all have them. It is part of life. It is part of human nature and they will exist until we die. Adam
