When I first heard about indulgences I was pretty skeptical; they can sound so cold, clear-cut and strangely precise in an imprecise world. Now that
I have been nerding out since I discovered that archive.org has digitized the 1912 edition of the Decreta Authentica Sacræ Congregationis Rituum, which contains all 4,284
I’ve had an off and on again relationship to Our Mother for as long as I’ve been Catholic. She was very instrumental in my conversion
3 Lessons and 2 Tips is a series of interviews on my blog in which some of my favorite people (and probably some of yours)
This week, an in-depth interview with Pope Francis was released in Jesuit publications around the world. In the opening question, “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?”,
“Today I told off a cashier who was trashing the president” read the Daily Kos headline. Color me intrigued; I clicked on it. I read it.
Planning a wedding is a lot of pressure. Everyone you know is invited, it’s (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event and it’s the most formal occasion of
“Chesterton described the sentimentalist as having ‘no honor about ideas; he will not see that one must pay for an idea as for anything else.
In light of yesterday’s feast, the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14), it seems appropriate to reflect on the cross. Specifically, I’d like to focus
“There are things which rightfully we ought to fear, if we are to enjoy and dignity as men. When, in an age of smugness and
The famous author G. K. Chesterton earned my admiration after reading the Everlasting Man. His sharp wit and borderline whimsical style serve a unique style
I read somewhere that one reason soldiers screaming as they run into battle, or football fans cheering their team at the top of their lungs
I am enthralled and enamored by air travel. There’s something about squishing down in a tiny seat next to a total stranger in the middle
Someone close to me, who left the Catholic Church a long time ago, recently said something along the lines of, “I just got to a point where I
We had cried Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of Hosts and knelt in profound reverence. Our presider, an Ugandan priest, declaimed the Eucharistic prayer in
Among all kinds of cultural, political, and interfaith dialogues, the one between Christianity and Islam is arguably the most interesting. Many of my friends from
I really love everything about the Rosary. It is quite refreshing to read what other giants of the Holy Catholic Faith have to say about
You probably did not miss Pope Francis’ recommendation that bishops should smell like their sheep. What may have been missed is the universal call to
Your Holiness, I love what you are doing. You are inspiring so many faithful and non-faithful by your actions. Whether it is paying your own
Have you ever thought about yourself like you think about others? People can be idiots, prigs, jerks, crazies. People can just get on your nerves,
