(Warning: spoiler alert for A Tale of Two Cities after the image.) ___ Franz Kafka, author of the highly disturbing The Metamorphosis, wrote: “If the
The following review was originally written on the blog Sacrifice of Love. It is republished here with permission from the author. With depth and simplicity, Jean
O my Jesus, Thou who art very Love, enkindle in my heart that Divine Fire which consumes the Saints and transforms them into Thee. O
No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will hold to the one, and
The following is an excerpt from the manuscript of a novel that I have been working on for a year and a half. Neither could
By guest writer LeighAnna Schesser. Recently, a friend wrote to me saying, “I’m skimming Jesus of Nazareth and Pope Benedict XVI mentions all the mountains
Dear Future Husband, I wonder what you are doing at this moment. Are you studying for finals? Maybe you’re chatting with friends, or are laughingly lost in
After arresting him they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest; Peter was following at a distance. They lit
The following is an excerpt from the manuscript of a novel I have been working on for a year and a half. “So you are
To love and believe in Jesus is to obey Him.1 When one searches the Scriptures, it is readily apparent that Jesus established a Church founded
After having been curious for so many years about how it is to experience a Chrism Mass, I finally got a chance to attend one.
Someone told me a few weeks ago, in the middle of a martial arts related discussion, “I think that stuff is cool, but I don’t
The following was a response to an inquirer who was troubled by the Christian language of Jesus’ saving death. How is it possible that God
Truth is recognized by the beauty in which it manifests itself. Singapore’s Cathedral of the Good Shepherd was recently renovated after suffering massive cracks from
The title of my post might sound a bit weird but this thought comes to me whenever I finish an enriching conversation with somebody. My
There’s a struggle that I experience when trying to teach young children about the Catholic faith. I want to teach little kids about God’s love, but I
Sophia Cavalletti (1999, p. 4), writes that “a plan has always existed in the mind of God, the aim of which is to bring humankind
Friedrich Nietzche was reported to have said that if Christians wanted him to believe, they had to “sing him better hymns”. Whether Nietzche would have
There is a very insidious theological idea around, especially among conscientious Christians who dearly desire to love Jesus and follow His teachings, that somehow, Our
When reading about the time Jesus awoke from His nap, calmed the stormy sea, and chastened His disciples for being afraid (Matthew 8:23-27), one just
The monastery ain’t a hideout. A mug wants to come in here, take the vows, he should come because he wants to open himself to
