Rather than view the American emphasis on individuals as a prideful perspective that promotes hubris, I believe the American emphasis on the individual is not only compatible with our faith, but is incredibly Catholic….Why? Because, when we stop and look at it, we must agree that God is all about the individual.
When I was a teen, I used to go on week-long retreats with my family to an amazing place that has a seriously embarrassing name:
We need to revise how we talk about modesty. When I was a teenager and was told about modesty, it was couched in terms of
What does the word integrity mean to you? Is it a catchphrase? Something that calls up vintage 1950’s sepia images of Boy Scouts saluting and
Make this summer a living loaves and fishes: take to Him what you have and He will bless it abundantly.
In the early hours of the morning, there was a torrential rain and I was amazed to see the large number of people who were
There is a difference between willpower and passion. You can learn all the rules of basketball and put all your effort into being the best
With 2017 comes the 100th Anniversary of the Fatima event which is an extraordinary part in the Church’s rich history and so, as with most
Sacred Heart Mental Wellness Re-Launches “The Catholic Guide Through Anxiety” With New Edition and Workbook Updated edition supports Catholics in reframing anxiety during Mental Health
New Book Showcases Virtues of Saints Throughout the Centuries During Easter Season and Beyond “Against the Grain: Heroic Catholics Through the Centuries” aims to inspire
The resurrection of the dead is among the central tenets of Catholicism, and indeed of any branch of “mere” Christianity which could be called “orthodox”
At the start of Holy Week, the alarming news came from Singapore — my mother was suffering a stroke, after miraculously surviving a five-day brain
Augustine Institute’s “The Art of Living” Invites Viewers to Live the Resurrection Through the Cardinal Virtues New video series shows how virtue forms the freedom
Very often we assume that we understand the mystery of death and resurrection. Sometimes, children pose some basic questions to us about death and resurrection
Every Triduum, starting with Maundy Thursday through Easter Sunday, I re-read T.S. Eliot’s “The Four Quartets”. It is four of his best poems, and for
A few years ago, when Fr. Jonathan Meyer, a National Preacher for the National Eucharistic Revival, gave a talk at a men’s conference about the
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” ― Will Durant Thus Will Durant sums up Aristotle’s theory
During the Lenten season, we seek to turn back from sin and to God. Each of the practices of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—helps us to
Lent is one of my favorite times of the Church year. There is a lot of richness in these forty days, and so much opportunity for
University of St. Thomas Awarded $1 Million NEH Grant to Strengthen Catholic Engagement in American Civic Life Grant comes as the nation approaches 250th anniversary
Lent causes suffering. The small (perhaps large to us) sacrifices that we make are meant to bring us closer to the cross. They are meant
