When I’ve struggled with “anger” in the past, I’ve often thought, in the moment, that I was being reasonable. Nonetheless, more often than not, I’ve
Back in 2012, I had the incredible privilege of hiking El Camino. The Camino is an ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, a town
“The end of all things is at hand” – that’s how our readings started off today, from the Apostle Peter. Yes, the end of school
Different religions in the world have different pictures of God. A careful study of these pictures shows the most primeval and the profoundest ideas about
And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? or a fish, will he for a fish give
With the recent “blessings” taking place by priests in Germany, contradicting the Vatican, Pope Francis, and the Universal Magisterium of the Church I have a
This was the title of a song by the artist Dido. I listened to her music almost nonstop for a period during my teenage years.
When I was growing up, I thought it would be so cool to have that mysterious persona–a dark figure everyone noticed but no one really
Last week we celebrated the birthday of the Church — Pentecost. I am amazed I looked forward to this feast day so much; sometimes it
Today’s first reading and Gospel mention a character we don’t often talk about – Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Jesus. He is somewhat of
Often when dealing with the problem of evil, we look at: The Philosophical Argument (God does not cause evil; the difference between natural and caused
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary is well known in the Catholic world, and is practiced extensively. It
The author of the “Lord of the Rings” series, JRR Tolkien, converted to Catholicism through an interesting route. He was born with virtually no faith
We live in a world where falsehood and fake news thrive. Sensational news and rumors about people and events are constructed to appear so attractive.
To say that someone sees through rose-coloured or rose-tinted glasses is a common idiomatic expression by which we describe someone as seeing something as being
There’s an intriguing scene in John’s Gospel right after the Resurrection. Mary Magdalene is at the empty tomb, overcome with grief, when Jesus visits her,
A few years ago, I spent a week in Fatima on pilgrimage. It was beautiful to be there in such a holy place, where you
Our heart is constantly seeking a place to rest, and we know it needs rest, but where can our Spirit lay its head? The disposition
Later this afternoon, the confirmation candidates in our parish will be taking their Confirmation test. I have a pretty vested interest in their success, as
OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation announces the next phase of the 2021 OSV Challenge, a multi-round entrepreneurial competition designed to incubate unique project ideas in
St. John of the Cross introduced the concept of the “Dark Night of the Soul.” The assumption is that if someone endures such a “dark
