
A Lesson for a Chaotic Soul
Recently I learned a hard lesson. It was a concept that I knew was coming, as people close to me had informed me of the

Recently I learned a hard lesson. It was a concept that I knew was coming, as people close to me had informed me of the

No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and

Advent began on Sunday, December 3, and with it, the new liturgical year also began. An entire year to focus on the life and ministry
By guest writer Rev. Fr. Michael Chua. I returned last month from a pilgrimage to Western Europe. As usual, I was bombarded by the same

“They must be going to the beatification!” I yelped happily, as I pointed towards a well-dressed group of people walking down the sidewalk. It was

I’ve always enjoyed learning about epic stories of martyrdom. Even as a young child of 8 or 9 years old, I would read, in awe

Are stories important for humanity? Is telling a story through books, movies, or the extemporaneous tales of mom and dad delivered to the children at

You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and

By guest writer Kachi Ngai. “Deep within his conscience man discovers a law which he has not laid upon himself, but which he must obey,

“For nothing will be impossible with God.” —Luke 1:37 St. Rita of Cascia is the patron saint of impossible causes. During her life, St. Rita

The Parable of the Talents is a Kingdom Parable couched in terms of reward and punishment,1 outlining the consequences awaiting those who have been entrusted

Someone told me a few weeks ago, in the middle of a martial arts related discussion, “I think that stuff is cool, but I don’t

Ash Wednesday is a fairly busy day in many places. People cram into churches and receive ashes in the form of a cross (or a

It has been a crazy past few months here. I have been facing the usual high school senior dilemmas regarding the “afterlife”, so to speak,

“Things were in God’s plan which I had not planned at all. I am coming to the living faith and conviction that – from God’s

You are dust and to dust, you shall return. Each time I hear this phrase at Ash Wednesday, I think of a little prayer that

O Father, Brother, Lord, And God, Spouse of my soul, Forgive my many sins, my crimes. Lave my wriggling, red, whinging soul And wipe away

But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, nor hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth. —Apocalypse 3:16 When Herod heard

God is closer to us than water is to a fish. – St. Catherine of Siena Water is weird. Have you ever had that thought?

There is good reason that St. Francis de Sales is the patron of writers—he really had a way with words. During his lifetime, he wrote

An Anglican friend told me that she does not bother to cultivate deep friendships with non-Christians—although she certainly treats them civilly and shares the Gospel