Recently I read that there are over 500 different prophecies of Jesus in the Old Testament. I’m going to trust that statistic because I’m not
Three ways to respond to Evil: Discern which you are thus called. Some evil must be endured, while other evils must be fought, and finally
The love of worldly possessions is a sort of bird-lime, which entangles the soul, and prevents it flying to God. ~ St. Augustine A few
I grew up hearing the story of Mr. Scrooge as often as I heard the story of the birth of the Christ child. My grandmother
Guest post by David Johnson, Taming the Wilds. I once heard a message in my soul as if it were Jesus speaking to me from
On March 9, 2020, all of Italy suddenly fell silent and stood still. The country saw a rapid rise of coronavirus cases, leaving the government
A lot of people have told me that they can’t wait until the year 2020 is over. For many, it’s been a tough year. It
In this final part of the series of essays on the multivalency of Scripture, I will explore the three worlds of the text model. Essentially,
Sometimes we think of a prophet as someone who walks angrily on the streets, with a long hair and a big bell warning people to
A thought-provoking new release from OSV Innovation Talks featuring Dan Cellucci, CEO of Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI), examines the implications of potentially one-third of Catholics
It was pouring rain as 14-year-old Tyrea Pryor stood under an overhang outside of a grocery store. He happened to notice an elderly lady in
In the parable of the ten gold coins, Jesus calls us to be good stewards of the gifts we’ve been given, to grow and develop
I can still remember the sheer fear I experienced when I had to give up the doctor I had seen for my diabetes in Colorado.
Mass for me is not a once-a-week event. We are invited to come to the Table of the Lord each day to receive the Eucharist,
Every good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. I guess that’s why they make so many trilogies, like The Lord of the
In the first part of this series of essays, I discussed controversies surrounding how one is to interpret Scripture, whether the words of Scripture have
The season of Advent is a season set aside for Christmas preparation. Usually, there are four Sundays of Advent before Christmas. The scripture readings selected
What is the “Word of God”? It is always interesting to me to observe how a Christian uses the term “Word of God”. At the
There is a well-known Latin expression, ‘Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent’, which means: often the greatest talent lies unseen. So, what talent have
Everyone references the old saying “the calm before the storm” in many of life’s most trying situations, but no one talks much about the calm
From the time I started to become more heavily engaged with politics and culture, I took a particular interest in the pro-life movement and abortion
