Recently, I was watching the movie There Be Dragons about St. Josemaria Escriva and the Spanish Civil War, and I began thinking about the call to
My mother is from the Azores Islands, which are part of the country of Portugal. They are a group of nine islands between Portugal and
I got off active duty almost a year ago now, and last week I have been reminded of one of the many reasons why. Since
One of the most difficult aspects of human existence to understand is the nature of love. We are born out of love and called
One of the first phrases we are taught to say is “Thank you,” and many children grow up writing thank-you notes. It is very important
I have a confession to make. Well, if you read the title of this post, you already know, but here it is again: Pope Francis
Enviably, I recently canvassed a room full of young people, my students, about church attendance. The occasion was an all-school Mass earlier that day. A non-Catholic student broached
Last month I wrote a post analyzing the National Geographic cover story entitled “Pope Francis Remakes the Vatican”. I read the article skeptically, expecting to come
While many newlyweds spend their first few months experiencing the joys and challenges of married life, Musician Stephen Sylvester and his wife, Afton, were struggling with a surprising
Recently, I attended a talk about beauty. After asking his listeners about various things that they found beautiful (stars, music, the ocean), the speaker—a priest—presented
Last month, I wrote about the new virtue I’ve created which enables us to restrain our responses, tame our tongues, and control our selves. I am calling
What purpose does morality serve? This is a question I have been given reason to consider from time to time—in particular as I live in
I gripped my cell phone harder as I listened to my aunt speak about Pope Francis. Stunned, questions ran through my head. As she talked
Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? No: for this purpose I have come to this
It seems like we rarely hear about the Song of Songs anymore. At Mass, we read from this book only a couple times of the
I became fascinated with old churches during my one-year stay in Europe. While I realize that Christ is no less present in a new church
“It is impossible to describe the feeling that comes over you at such a time. The feeling that somehow, in an instant of time, everything
In St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, he exhorts his readers to be imitators of God. I venture to say that St. Paul exhorts us
Some of the most divisive conversations amongst Catholics today arise over music at Mass. Most arguments revolve around the style of music or the instrumentation.
Thanks to the great folks at Image Books, I was able to get a review copy of a The Choice of the Family: A Call
Well folks, summer is nearly over – also known as “Wedding Season”. Now, I love weddings. The dressing up, the sacraments, the love, the tears.
