This election cycle has been extremely rough. Having only lived through a handful of presidential elections, I cannot attest to those that occurred before my
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered. —G. K. Chesterton When I was little, one of my
This year is the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. I am sure that many of us still recall the Jubilee song of 2000: It’s a time
But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. —Matthew 12:36
“Our souls demand Purgatory, don’t they? Would it not break the heart if God said to us, ‘It is true, my son, that your breath
One of the things I run into a lot in talking about faith with those who do not share the faith, is the question of
In the Byzantine rite October 16 brought the feast of the centurion Longinus, who pierced the side of Christ and said, “Surely, this man was
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. —Proverbs 18:21 And if any man think
In the Gospels we never see Jesus as an attendee at a funeral. He attends festivals, weddings, and so many dinner parties that people consider him
The Year of Mercy will come to a close with the end of the liturgical year on November 20. How can we make the most
John Paul II’s feast day is tomorrow. How are you going to celebrate it? For many of us here at Ignitum Today, he was the
“He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and
It is a strange thing, but we as human beings are often eager critics. It is so easy to criticize, to catch the flaws and
But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place. Who crying to their companions
I am not an avid fiction reader. If I’m lucky I make my way through one or two novels a year. More often than not
Particles of Faith, by Stacy Trasancos, is a must-read for Catholics (and others of good faith) who are weary of the vitriol in the faith-science
I once read an article where the author questioned the social convention of introducing people by their name and occupation. She pointed out that it
The image of God that parents can portray is meant to make a mark in the hearts and memories of the children it serves. In
I am late writing this blog because I have been busy this week. I am almost always busy, but this week is busier than most
Yet another summer has slipped away, remaining only a memory. Just like nature, the seasons of our lives changing is inevitable; it doesn’t always happen
There are a great variety of vocations in life, but all require a deep, persistent love. Whether we look at our vocation in general terms
