Women’s religious orders have been on a divergent path, mirroring the same divide among the Catholic faithful, for some time. The division finally reached a
Have you ever sent a tweet only to have someone criticize you for it? That’s what happened the other day. I found a message in
Pope about The Pope Mnsgr Pope recently quoted some remarks the Pope made to the US Bishops during their ad limina visit. One thing that struck
I was an atheist. I didn’t believe in God and tried to convince those who did that they were stupid for doing so. If you
“In the beginning was the Word, and Word was with God, and the Word was God. ” Words are intensely powerful, most likely because they
“Man’s curiosity searches past and future And clings to that dimension. But to apprehend The point of intersection of the timeless With time, is an occupation
I’m a husband. I’m a dad. And I’m confident in my vocation. But that doesn’t mean I’m not drawn to the monastic life. The
It’s a commonplace we’ve all heard in one form or another: “Love is blind.” But is it really? It may be true that our passions,
I love Easter! I love the readings, the flowers, the extra Alleluias, the joy and of course the Resurrection. During our weekly staff meeting our priest
Everyone tells you how hard marriage is. They warn you against letting the sun go down on your anger, give creative ideas for date nights
In the latest installment of USA Today’s On Religion series, veteran journalist Judith Valente writes about Benedictine nuns in Atchison, Kansas. One choice sentence: “Whatever
Today is Good Friday. At noon, my family will drive to Mt. Adams, to a hill overlooking the Ohio River. We will descend many steps,
It was a terrible day; an incomprehensible day. Just hours ago my son was in this very room with his closest friends for the Passover.
As a perpetual chatterbox I approach the mysteries of Holy Week with mixed emotions. The stark, somber tones of the liturgies are in direct contrast
Claims by prominent and not-so-prominent physicists that the universe can create itself from nothing are not exactly new. Indeed, such claims have been made since
Last month I took a CPR and First Aid training course. All I can say is: why is this not a high school graduation requirement?!
I don’t usually think to support heresy, but this time, I owed a family member. So on a weekend where I could have been celebrating,
When I was little I’d wear tutus around the house and pretend I was a famous Prima Ballerina twirling in grace and splendor. I thought
Dear Friends, As we all know the feast day of St Joseph is coming in just a few days. It is one of my favorite
It is one thing for the world to be against you. If I turn on the television for more than five minutes, I”m bombarded with the
Why do we celebrate Lent? This is a question that’s been nudging me this year as I tried to figure out what to give up
