I always thought that wedding rings should be simple, like tiny little handcuffs that you would use to happily shackle yourself to another person for
Devout Catholics seek to learn more about God through various avenues, such as prayers, songs, spiritual reading, discussions, talks etc. Yet sometimes we forget that
“You received Holy Communion this morning and that is well, but you must do more, make a general confession and offer your communion for the
It’s not over. Earlier this week the Sheen Foundation shared a press release stating that “the seven-member theological commission who advise the Congregation of the
If 10 years ago you were to have told me I would be a Christian, I would not have believed you. If five years ago
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
With my own marriage mere weeks old now, I can’t help but reflect on this notion that you have to be 100% sure about the person you
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
When I was a teenager and with the Boy Scouts (i.e., Venture Scouts), I went to Manatoba, Canada to do a Northern Tier trek canoeing
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
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about mixed marriages–from friends, from Catholic bloggers, etc etc. I’ve toyed with the idea of writing a little about
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
There are a few things that I do every day. I brush my teeth. I drink a cup, or three, of coffee. I check my
Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter mass readings The responsorial response sets the tone for today’s readings: “God is king of all the earth.”
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
