I’ve been reflecting on this lately: it’s easier to speak to our culture about having a “personal relationship” with Christ than delving right into the
People, once they taste bad fruit, will be less than likely to pick from the same tree. The Church is full of rotten fruit these
Instruction is like a bottle of oil handed to you. The oil will make the mechanisms of yourself move with ease, remain healthy, and safeguard
This past Sunday the Catholic Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, also known as the feast of Corpus
A great deal of the Church’s energy from the time of my youth until now has emphasized the importance of catechesis and education in regard
The art of “accompaniment” is a pastoral effort to bring others into a conforming and abiding relationship with Jesus. However, a little theology can help
When I’ve struggled with “anger” in the past, I’ve often thought, in the moment, that I was being reasonable. Nonetheless, more often than not, I’ve
Back in 2012, I had the incredible privilege of hiking El Camino. The Camino is an ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, a town
“The end of all things is at hand” – that’s how our readings started off today, from the Apostle Peter. Yes, the end of school
Different religions in the world have different pictures of God. A careful study of these pictures shows the most primeval and the profoundest ideas about
And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? or a fish, will he for a fish give
With the recent “blessings” taking place by priests in Germany, contradicting the Vatican, Pope Francis, and the Universal Magisterium of the Church I have a
This was the title of a song by the artist Dido. I listened to her music almost nonstop for a period during my teenage years.
Last week we celebrated the birthday of the Church — Pentecost. I am amazed I looked forward to this feast day so much; sometimes it
Today’s first reading and Gospel mention a character we don’t often talk about – Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Jesus. He is somewhat of
Often when dealing with the problem of evil, we look at: The Philosophical Argument (God does not cause evil; the difference between natural and caused
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary is well known in the Catholic world, and is practiced extensively. It
The author of the “Lord of the Rings” series, JRR Tolkien, converted to Catholicism through an interesting route. He was born with virtually no faith
We live in a world where falsehood and fake news thrive. Sensational news and rumors about people and events are constructed to appear so attractive.
To say that someone sees through rose-coloured or rose-tinted glasses is a common idiomatic expression by which we describe someone as seeing something as being
There’s an intriguing scene in John’s Gospel right after the Resurrection. Mary Magdalene is at the empty tomb, overcome with grief, when Jesus visits her,
