It may be a commonplace to call our age one that prides itself on freedom from the “miserable dark ages,” from obscurantism, superstition, and perhaps
In our so-called enlightened society of the 21st century, many people keep making the unfortunate mistake of confusing humility for low self esteem, meekness for
One of my heroes had a motto “Do the ordinary things extraordinarily” or something to that effect and gosh darn it if we as a
In response to a post I wrote here last month about contemplating death, a reader commented: [W]hy not look at death as a meeting with
I’m just going to assume that there are still some people wondering what to do for gifts this year. To alleviate a bit of
I WANT TO BET YOU that if you took a really good, hard, honest, and inscrutable look at your own heart, you would come to
Dust off the cameras and projectors, pull out the forgotten chairs, and unpack several dozen more sleeves of wafers: Christmas is almost here! With Christmas
“Our Father who art in heaven…” When Jesus said, “when you pray say, Our Father” the colossal impact of this is lost on the modern
What has been is what will be,/ and what has been done is what will be done; / and there is nothing new under the
Desire to be despised, rebuked, calumniated, forgotten, ridiculed, wronged, and suspected. Fear being esteemed, loved, extolled, honored, praised, preferred to others, consulted, and approved. There
You’re kneeling in prayer or sitting in a quiet space and you wonder what God has in store for you. Well i personally do not
**No, it’s not “socialist” but “socialis” which means “socialize” in Latin. Just trying to keep with the theme. Sorry for the scare! This is a
We received a very curious Christmas card. Mary is tenderly holding the sleeping Christ child, her veil a crimson red. Behind her is the cross,
I’m wearing bunny slippers as I type this post. My late Aunt Tracey gave them to me two Christmases ago (her last Christmas). I wear
Just about everybody in the nation has an opinion about Tim Tebow so I thought I’d weigh in. Tebow is one of the most polarizing
Has Europe lost its Catholic roots? Opinions are constantly being emitted on the question “What is happening to Europe?”, and while I think there is
It is almost inevitably the first question I am asked in any gathering with more than four of my relatives: “So, what is it that
I’d like to introduce you to a woman who has been inspirational to my wife and I: Servant of God Catherine de Hueck Doherty. My
On my personal blog, Fumbling Toward Grace, I”ve taken an Advent blogging break in order to focus more on adequate spiritual preparation for Christmas, and
This is a new event we are going to do each weekend so that we can get to know each other better. Please tell your
