In today’s Gospel (Matthew 15:21-28), Jesus said to the Canaanite woman, “O woman, great is your faith!” There are many people in our Church, community,
Have you ever heard the story of the man who prayed that God would save him in a flood? He stood on top of his
About eighteen months into my marriage I was assessing my spiritual life when I realized something: while I had a wonderful relationship with God the
In the midst of all of this we are called to something greater. We read in Philippians 4: 6-7, “Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Peace? What is that? We say. It feels like a meaningless word, and not something we can actually apply to our lives.
Today is a very exciting day for all those who love Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen. The Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation’s press release says: The seven-member
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,
We orthodox Catholics tend to be a tight-knit bunch. We’re great at complaining about unfaithful Catholic politicians, and we love to compare shock stories about
“I can’t believe you have a freakin’ kid.” I hear that phrase a lot now from my old high school and college friends. “I know,”
I turn away with an ineffable sense of loss, From the overwhelming presence of the thunderous Dove To the silence of Monday morning push and
The news is full of violence. It is hard not to become desensitized to the terrible ways humans treat humans. A recent story that really
The other day, while waiting for my laundry at the laundromat, I read St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans in my Jewish Annotated New Testament.
Last week, I joined a friend of mine and some teens from the Church he works at and attended a worship concert at a nearby
In our glorification of Joan’s work and martyrdom, I believe it becomes a temptation to gloss over the Joan of Arc who was tried before being burned at the stake. The Joan who was taken to trial is the Joan we should – and can – aspire to be, because the Joan at trial was incredibly human.
This fiery church we see in the Acts of the Apostles is the one Pope Francis spoke of at WYD Rio when he said, “What do I expect as a consequence of the Youth Day? I expect a mess. There will be one. There will be a mess here in Rio? There will be!
“If you are unhappy, I question whether you are truly Christian.” So concludes my columnist-colleague and brother Dominican, TJ Burdick, at the close of his
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since this website features the Catholic perspective on young adult concerns, and since depression is a growing mental health
“Water is so ordinary it’s boring.” I said that the other day. I was tired of hearing the refrain from Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie,
“Stockholm syndrome, individuals’ desperate attempts to become like their captors. On a lesser scale it was why good German citizens followed Hitler, Ryan said. Or
I often wonder if people are as happy as they say they are. Then I see info-graphics like this: and this: –Washington Post and I
We all probably wish we could take back some things we have said and done online, not only for our own sake but for the
Earlier this week, my 7th grade students engaged in a battle of tongue twisters. They exchanged challenges that sought to discover which of them could say
