
Appearances
Curé d’Ambricourt: “I said to her, ‘Peace be with you,’ and she’d received that peace on her knees. What wonder, that one can give what

Curé d’Ambricourt: “I said to her, ‘Peace be with you,’ and she’d received that peace on her knees. What wonder, that one can give what

I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. I shall show

The month of October opens with the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who is known for having preached “the Little Way”. By reminding us

October 9th came and went. An important anniversary for the Church in the United States passed and very few people realized the significance of the

The Protection of the Theotokos falls on October 1: “Today the Virgin stands in the midst of the Church, and with choirs of Saints She

According to St. Thomas Aquinas, natural virtue (justice, prudence, temperance and courage, and all the subset virtues) are acquired virtues. Acquired virtues are those good-habits

Catholic ethics is a combination of formal (speculative knowledge) and practical science. Kant would seem to be entirely formal, while utilitarianism would seem to be

This past summer I was working as a hospital chaplain. As part of this group, my three other peers along with a supervisor would meet

Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin picking. It seems like I just finished putting away my bathing suit from summer vacation and already I’m seeing

In Ontario, unfortunately medical professional’s personal consciences are not respected. Two instances, amongst others pose an immediate and proximate issue: MAID (assisted suicide), and effective

During my days as a Southern Baptist, my opinion of Mary, the Blessed Virgin, was the same as every other Protestant. I saw her as

We are made for love and connection and justice and nonviolence, but at every turn and in every way we are twisted in the direction

“Heaven is fixing our gaze upon Christ; hell is simply choosing to look the other way.” Let us fix our gaze on Jesus. Look to

I visited my parents this weekend. This was the first time I saw their new house in their new city. To my surprise, I was

Author Note: For quite some time this topic has weighed heavily on my heart as I have participated in Masses celebrated in the Ordinary Form

No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him. – James Russell Lowell, poet Ultimately, we all have to decide

In a fit of frustration and anguish (due to my own actions, or lack thereof), my husband did something drastic that he had never done
I confess that I’m one of those people who woke up on June 26th and immediately grabbed for my laptop, in order to watch the marriage decisions come in

“In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith,

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was prefigured in the sacrifices of the Old Testament, which had polyvalent significance. Animal and plant sacrifices were used

I am writing this on Monday, June 30, 2014, exactly two years after a good friend of mine’s life was cut short. I realize that