An Unfair Reputation Why have the emotions earned such a poor reputation? Perhaps, the reason is that the emotions are always present in our vices,
When people hear the term Kung Fu they probably think of the martial arts and guys like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, or even the
Living in this fallen world we all desire, deep in our hearts, to help, to heal, to restore what has been lost since leaving Eden.
The prominent virtues of the Magi are piety and wisdom (in recognizing Christ as universal king and the light of the world), faith, fortitude, hope
These days we hear a lot about “snowflakes.” These are young adults who must be protected from the least slight, whether real or imagined. Fortitude
Aristotle, who was continually interested in biological aspects of human behavior, made a distinction between “natural virtue” and “acquired virtue.” Natural virtue is related to
In a previous essay, I recognized St. Thomas the Apostle and his feast day July 3rd. Last month had another saint’s feast day that has
In a culture that values what is new over what is old, excitement over routine, style over substance, it is not surprising that instability plagues
“Pray always, but not in order to convince the Lord by dint of words! He knows our needs better than we do! Indeed, persevering prayer
If you go to the website Brainy Quotes and do a search on “pride” you are apt to find more quotes lauding pride than those
Pride is something most of us understand to a certain extent. Or, at the very least, we think we know what it looks like when
. Remember the commercial where a young woman says ‘I read it on the web so it must be true!’ By now, hopefully, people are
Fall, A Time of Change The beginning of the school year is upon us. Families, children, teens, young adults and working adults are in full
I walked into Wal-Mart in Dearborn and seemed out of place because I was white and buying alcohol. (Dearborn is a Detroit suburb with the
Generosity is “the virtue of giving good things to others freely and abundantly.” When people think of generosity, money often comes to mind, but generosity
We hear it all the time – throughout our childhood, during Sunday school, from the pulpit during Sunday Mass, each time we prepare for our
A Quote From the Holy Father Pope Francis “May the Church be a place of God’s mercy and hope, where all feel welcomed, loved, forgiven
Orderliness is an important human virtue. It is the good habit by which a person does what he ought to do, when and how he
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
Pope Francis has become one of the most talked about popes since Pope St. John Paul II. He’s also one of the most controversial popes
After one of Pope Francis’ recent daily Mass homilies, the headlines blared that Pope Francis likened the vice of gossip to terrorism. At face
This isn’t your parent’s scouting! As if it’s not bad enough that the Girl Scouts of America are in cahoots with abortion giant Planned Parenthood,
