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
Ash Wednesday is a fairly busy day in many places. People cram into churches and receive ashes in the form of a cross (or a
The saddest I have ever been was when I was living on the beach in Destin, Fl. I had the beach as my front yard
This has been a rough week for our family. On Wednesday our daughter, Evie, had a series of six seizures for no apparent reason. She had
It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. It will shock you. You cannot finish this book without being moved. Eye of the
Blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed. – John 20:29 A friend of mine was disappointed when he visited Nevers. There was
He who has himself for a guide has a fool for a disciple. I had a lapsed Catholic friend who expressed skepticism about our devotion
Evangelization: Why is the Gospel good news? The word “evangelization” comes from the Greek “Euangelion” meaning the announcing of good news. St Paul and the
It has been a crazy past few months here. I have been facing the usual high school senior dilemmas regarding the “afterlife”, so to speak,
“Abuse (and the trauma that results from it) causes not only the anxiety of meaninglessness and the anxiety of guilt, but also the anxiety of
Classical morality has often been described as the finding of a Golden Mean or Happy Medium between two extremes. We find this concept in Socrates,
By guest writer Benny Seah. Public life began for me in a neighborhood public school. Two years on, my father transferred me to his former
Nearly every Sunday, I see it happen: During the Sign of Peace, parishioners near me smile and reach over to shake my baby’s hand. They
One good plan for Lent is to spend some minutes a day studying the faith more, or at least one aspect of it, like the
Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are
“Things were in God’s plan which I had not planned at all. I am coming to the living faith and conviction that – from God’s
You are dust and to dust, you shall return. Each time I hear this phrase at Ash Wednesday, I think of a little prayer that
