The famous psychologist, Leon Festinger, proposed his Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, to explain how individuals rationalize their way away from discomfort to comfort, from inconsistency
Ragged stuffed animal and hidden depression as my constant companions, I discovered J.R.R. Tolkien during my awkward preteen years. My father, although never an enthusiastic
“We are an Easter people, and ‘Alleluia’ is our song!” These words are attributed to St. John Paul II. And, indeed, he did deliver them;
It’s Holy Week. We commemorate civilization being forever changed. Once upon a time, a cross was a medieval weapon of torture, humiliation and oppression.
I have never much enjoyed Lent; of course the purpose of Lent is not enjoyment. Repentance, mortification, fasting casts for me a gray pallor over
It seems that people are less likely to recognize sin these days. So given that committing a sin requires a person to know it is
As the year ends, I always recall my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr, whose feast day falls on December 29. His story
Anyone with a Facebook account has probably seen the following quote at some point, most likely in meme form, along with a tagline from the
Good, perfect, holy, sweet, innocent, beautiful, kind, pure – there are so many words that described who I wanted to be ever since childhood. These
Author’s Note: Recently, I had a conversation with a high school friend of mine, concerning how people rarely think about the reality of hell, and
Sorry, folks! I don’t look or sing anything like Ricky Martin, so there will be no accompanying video to this article (for this, you should
I’ll never forget my gallbladder. We lived together and ate together and ultimately did everything together. I went nowhere without him. It wasn’t until I
Recently my son took me out to lunch. As we sat in the booth at the restaurant eating our hamburgers I looked down at my
