Today we celebrate the feast of St. Maria Goretti, the Little Saint of Great Mercy. Her story reminds us that we are never beyond hope,
This is a post about a Spanish Jesuit priest, who, according to his superior, “is a mediocre preacher and hears confessions and is fit for
The Theological Virtue of Hope helps us to see that we are not made for this world and our true home is waiting for us
(This post originally appeared on www.yellowpelican.net) It started with an episode of the Magic School Bus and ended with a trip to Urgent Care. Last
In an apologetics course I am taking this semester, we recently discussed the argument often propagated by atheists that God must not exist due to
All you who have been baptized into Christ / Have put on Christ. Saint Melito of Sardis writes, “In Abel he was slain, in Isaac
One’s perception of reality has an immense effect on one’s life. It is through this lens that one finds his or her identity, interacts with
People like to say that running in circles in pointless. Well, maybe, it’s not as pointless as it seems!
During this beautiful month of May, dedicated to Our Lady, it is fitting to consider the qualities of Our Lady’s character that we so love.
For all eternity we will be with God, so we should accustom ourselves to his presence. If we want to attain heaven, we must train
A few weeks ago, I got the chance to leave the city for a few days to attend a retreat. It was a beautiful spring
When Pope Francis issued his post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, the mainstream media and major Catholic websites were all over it, highlighting the broad structure of
The other day, after I got out of the shower, I wrapped myself up in my bathrobe, as I often do, and I felt God.
“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5:8 For most of my life I thought that the “purity of
Remind me to get and read a good biography of Mother Angelica then next time I have a spare moment… As you probably know, Mother
On the First Easter Sunday, Jesus appeared to the Apostles and said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send
The other night, as I was leaving the St. Joseph Cathedral having attended the Chrism Mass, I saw a homeless woman sitting on the steps to
Conversion is the matter of a moment. Sanctification is the work of a lifetime (285). To reform. Every day a little. This has to be
In one of his greatest works, The Everlasting Man, author G.K. Chesterton takes a few pages to reflect on the Passion of Christ, the Son
The eminent twentieth century theologian Henri de Lubac writes in his Paradoxes of the Faith that there are two important truths to keep in mind
Part of the battle to live Lent is to not forget that it is Lent. It is especially hard for busy Catholic professionals caught in
