Last Thursday, March 26, 2015, the Vatican organized an exclusive tour of the Vatican museums for 150 homeless people in Rome. During the tour, the
No one should have to feel lonely. Maybe no one should also have to feel sad, hungry, or hurt, but I suppose this is our
In today’s first reading, the prophet Isaiah says, “The Lord has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might now how to speak to the
This is part VIII of a series on works of mercy which I have written for Lent. You can read part I, part II, part III, part
This is part VII of a series on works of mercy which I have written for Lent. You can read part I, part II, part III, part
“‘Thomas! Thomas!’ two snickering friars called, rousing their brother who was bent over his books. ‘Look out the window—there are pigs flying about in the sky!’ Thomas
This is part VI of a series on works of mercy which I have written for Lent. You can read part I, part II, part III, part
Teaching always involves a curve ball. This past fall I taught “Introduction to Moral Theology and Ethics” at The Catholic University of America. For the
We walked into the large sanctuary of a southeast beach parish and slipped into the back pew. The room was full of retired couples, perhaps
I remember when I first fell in love with movies. It was 1989, I was four years old and saw The Little Mermaid. While watching
This is part V of a series on works of mercy which I have written for Lent. You can read part I, part II, part III,
Life has brought a lot of changes for me over the last year. This time last year I was a Green Beret, deployed with my
This is part IV of a series on works of mercy which I have written for Lent. You can read part I, part II, and part III
This week, I was called upon to exercise my civic duty and present myself at the federal court for jury selection. While I was there, a woman
“The moral causes of prosperity… reside in a constellation of virtues: industriousness, competence, order, honesty, initiative, frugality, thrift, spirit of service, keeping one’s word, daring
This coming Sunday, March 15th, 2015, is the Fourth Sunday in Lent (it is a bit crazy that we’re already there, but we are). You
This is part III of a series on works of mercy which I have written for Lent. You can read part I and part II first.
Many of us have been pilgrims, walking the paths saints have trod before us. How many of us have been saints, treading paths worthy of pilgrims yet
Images carry great power with them, and the images we surround ourselves with reflect something of who we are. The family photos we choose to
This is part II of a series on works of mercy which I have written for Lent. You can read part I first. Feed
Blowing out the Catholic Cool-O-Meter is a Jesuit brother by the name of Br. Guy Consolmagno. If you haven’t heard of him yet, do yourself
