Every Christian has at least one time in their faith journey when they feel spiritually dry. For some, this time in the spiritual desert lasts
As someone who works full-time, teaches part-time, and is raising two young children with my wife (who also works full-time), I can often say that
Two things happened recently, that put me in a state of panic. First, we went to visit my parents, and I saw several of the
Until the end of July, everyone can watch A.D. The Bible Continues – and what better way to engage the Bible but through a visual
In a society which tells women they are simply the sum of their parts—that all it takes for even a man to become a cover-worthy
May 31, 2014 – A day different from all others for me. Half asleep and running on fumes, in the wee hours of the morning, I
Transhumanism is a desperate belief system that grasps at technological straws. But the raw desperation in that grasping has the potential–like all Utopian movements–to unleash
One Christmas Eve I had the flu. While my family went to Lessons and Carols, I wrote a poem about the pain Mary endured to
In the “olden days”, the parish was a central part of a community. Parishes were split up based on boundary lines – where you lived
What was said about history being philosophy teaching by example can also be said of movies. Movies can illustrate philosophy (and even theology) by showing
Commenting on gender reassignment as “treatment” for people with gender identity issues a few years ago, Wesley Smith said : People want to be fulfilled
Since the beginning of the practice of medicine, the Hippocratic Oath has been used to ensure that medicine remains oriented toward its true purpose: “First,
Over the last few months, especially with upcoming Synod on the Family this Fall, lots of rumors are swirling about what the Church will or
I can’t stop talking about my daughter. Well, I could, but I have absolutely no desire to. I want to take a zillion more pictures
Regardless of your stance on abortion, it’s safe to assume you would agree that it is a hot button topic. What’s a person to do
In my previous column, I mentioned that there are three senses in which we have real freedom, and one sense in which we have false
A while back, the associate pastor at our church announced that he would be taking three months off to go to Mexico. Now, before you
When choosing my Confirmation saint, I had only one requirement – that the saint be someone no one else was likely to choose. I wanted
We currently live one block away from our parish. One block! You’d think we would practically live over there. I certainly expected to be stopping
Savior siblings are the topic of Jodi Picoult’s novel “My Sister’s Keeper,” but they are also a reality. Savior siblings are children conceived for the
American culture, through generations of inherited ignorance, perpetuates many false ideas about the Catholic Church’s teachings about women. You can find the caricatures in almost any television
