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.
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“For this slight, momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” 2 Corinthians 4:17. I never realized until I
This is an age plagued by self-esteem issues. At the behest of the public schools, the Mass media and the field of psychology, this topic
The Thrill of the Chaste:Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On by Dawn Eden Ave Maria Press, $15.95 One gets the idea that a fruit
While it is still August, I am beginning to look forward to the Fall. Yes, I am partly anticipating cooler months but this season also
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a chance to take my two oldest daughters roller-skating at a local skating rink. They’re 4 years
…holiness isn’t dependent on where you are, but rather who you are and how you respond to where God put you…
Earlier this summer, I was pleasantly surprised when I received my mid-year fitness summary: I had run over 100 miles in the previous four months.
To study any subject at depth is, in a certain way, to lose one’s innocence. Before the Copernican revolution, it was easy, indeed natural, to
The August 2015 edition of The National Geographic Magazine features a lengthy article on Pope Francis, written by Robert Draper after six months of
I was born in the mid-1980s, and the majority of my early faith formation happened in the 90s. There are many good things that came
A few weeks ago during my lunch break, I decided to drive to a nearby parish to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. I was
