Gardens behold a breath-taking beauty that cannot be described by words. They elicit a response not from the mouth, but a reaction from the soul.
Last weekend, I was one of the speakers at a pro-life rally in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. I’d never spoken at such an event, but, because I do believe
One of the few memories I have of both of my grandfathers is of their reverence for the Blessed Sacrament. When we would drive past
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps. (1
…he is homosexual. …she uses the pill. …she had an abortion. …he sleeps around. …he uses illegal drugs. …he is liberal. …she worked at Planned
The other day I got into one of those unfortunate situations known as a Facebook debate. Like reality television series, they are easy to be
When visiting my family in March I received many questions concerning “What was your favorite part of the Holy Land?” Perhaps they were looking for
I had seen General Santos City from the air before, but one sees things differently from a fixed wing aircraft than from a helicopter. The
The continuous setbacks and attacks on religious liberty that plague men and women of faith in the United States and across the world require responses and actions
Brandon Vogt has written a masterpiece in Saints and Social Justice: A Guide to Changing the World (OSV, May 2014). Brandon’s writing and theological talents
One of the key issues in our church today is that we are disconnected. Regardless of whether the church is full or its empty on
Easter is coming; fast! I mean the action, not the adjective. It’s a command. Once Easter comes, it seems, we forget about this wonderful act
By now, those who have been monitoring the events in the Philippines know that the Supreme Court upheld as constitutional the Reproductive Health Law except
As Catholics, we know that we have a call to be “in the world, not of the world.” I find that many use this catchy
By the time you are reading this, we will have crowned a new NCAA champion; since the final four has not yet happened while I
You hear a lot of things when you walk down a hallway filled with 200 teenage girls. Some hilarious, some tragic, some ridiculous, and some
Life, in all its glory, is pretty messy. Sin skips and trips us through life as we try to be faithful and nothing halts us
News broke a few days ago that Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta has issued an apology following the disclosure that he spent 2.2 million on his
I recently blew an opportunity to share my faith at work. It was a Friday afternoon and management bought pizza for the office to celebrate
If I look deep, I find my inner self hooked up to a drip IV of success. I heard once at a summer retreat that
Our world is filled with a lot of hatred. One must only turn on talk radio or the nine o’clock news to see this. For
