“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
He hated tattoos, my paternal grandfather. He died when I was 11, but I remember a conversation, one of many had during summer visits to
Yesterday, May 24, the Church quietly observed a feast of Mary, namely, Mary, Help of Christians. Certainly the feast was observed by some in the
Dear Silence and Solitude, I miss you. Over the past few years I have seen our time together dwindle. From long periods a few years
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since this website features the Catholic perspective on young adult concerns, and since depression is a growing mental health
In recent years there have been a number of great initiatives to promote vocations. They show young priests happy with their priesthood, they show the
The Huffington Post recently released an article titled “10 Reasons It’s Totally Fine to Never Get Married.” The reasons are as bad as you might be
To all of those who came before: Thank you. Thank you for having the courage to end things, even though it may have been hard.
“Water is so ordinary it’s boring.” I said that the other day. I was tired of hearing the refrain from Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie,
Well, congrats, you made it through the first one, and by the looks of things, you may be slightly curious to see what’s coming up
Pope John Paul II wrote a letter to artists, which I knew about but hadn’t read till recently. I feel like he has read my mind–or
By guest writer Jean Seah Six years ago, I read an article about a legless African girl called Olivia, who crawled 2.5 miles to Mass every
There’s a young couple at church that we like hanging out with. They’re in their twenties and just starting out, but so smart and fun
Introduction Ladies, this series is for you. I have no doubt in my mind that there is a guy in your life that has driven you
In the last post, I considered the Collateral Damage Catholic (CDC). The best way for me to generalize this particular person is “all head and
“Stockholm syndrome, individuals’ desperate attempts to become like their captors. On a lesser scale it was why good German citizens followed Hitler, Ryan said. Or
I often wonder if people are as happy as they say they are. Then I see info-graphics like this: and this: –Washington Post and I
We all probably wish we could take back some things we have said and done online, not only for our own sake but for the
I enjoyed the movie The Wolf of Wall Street…sort of. Now, before I am put on trial and judged as being a terrible Catholic for
Earlier this week, my 7th grade students engaged in a battle of tongue twisters. They exchanged challenges that sought to discover which of them could say
Growing up, I spent most of my childhood reading, writing, and pretending I lived in fantastical stories. As I got older, I wondered how I
