“When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on this earth?” – Luke 18:8 Jesus concludes the parable of the persistent widow with
“Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” These are the traditional words with which the priest traces the ashes on the
On February 22, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the importance of Christian hope in the face sin during his weekly General Audience. Although his reflections
Sin. Why is that one three-letter word so dangerous to mankind? Because it is the one thing that will keep us from ever being happy
I do not like icy streets. They turn walking into an adventure where falling is a real possibility. I guess what I really do not
One of my favorite movies, if not my favorite of all time, is Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line. I watched this movie in my
Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence, of which a film adaptation by Martin Scorsese shall soon be released, is concerned with the deeply unsettling portrayal of a
Since my first encounter with Ignatian Spirituality years ago, I have spent a lot time both intrigued and mystified by it. As is often the
Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence is one of the most unsettling novels a Catholic could read. Recounting the story of Portuguese Jesuits facing martyrdom and persecution
“Sanctuary, (from the late Lat. sanctuarium, a sacred place), a sacred or consecrated place, particularly one affording refuge, protection or right of asylum; also applied
When I lived in the Midwest, Fall was the time when my wife and I headed to the local orchard to pick apples. We would arrive at
Fr. James Lavelle: I think there’s too much talk about sins and not enough about virtues. Fiona Lavelle: What would be your number one? Fr.
I write this article thinking about a friend. This friend is Catholic and recently got into a situation which is obviously not very good
Being Good Without God For Catholics at least, the news that atheists can live a morally praiseworthy life, or people belonging to any other religion,
Pope Francis made the following statement in a homily a few years ago on the topic of the Holy Spirit in our lives: “This is
We often judge people don’t we? We put up invisible walls against those we don’t trust. Somehow we sense when someone is “up to no
[In the Church, June is the month devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. July is a month devoted to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord.
As a Catholic, I find there is much to be critical about with the various television shows available today with the crude language, shocking sexual
If an adult were to make a general examination of conscience based on a list of virtues or vices, I believe he would find himself
A Quote from the Holy Father Pope Francis on Gossip “Unity is a grace for which we must ask the Lord, that he may liberate
The Catechism of the Holy Catholic Church I recently had two very enlightening conversations on the subject of conscience: one with a teenage girl at
The Answer: No. In 1995, in an article entitled “Morality and Christian Morality”, Father Joseph de Torre made the point that the Church cannot change
