
On Bodies, Relics, and Canonization
Or: “Why We Need to Stop Fighting over Venerable Sheen’s Body” What would Venerable Sheen say about the public debate over the progression of his

Or: “Why We Need to Stop Fighting over Venerable Sheen’s Body” What would Venerable Sheen say about the public debate over the progression of his

Christians have a complicated relationship with violence. Our founder (Christ) died by violence in absolute meekness—living out to the extreme his teaching that when confronted

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned

Healing Wounds Begins With Radical Love It’s a beautiful Autumn Sunday morning at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The homily is over, the Creed has been

I confess, I am an avid Packer fan; last year I went to the playoff game at Lambeau Field when the wind chill was 40

This weekend, for the first time in a while, we didn’t have anything scheduled on Saturday. To take advantage of that, my wife and I

By Sarah Summers Granger “I dream of a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything.” – Pope Francis Ten years ago, I didn’t want a transformative

I wonder if Mary had seen angels before the Annunication. She was troubled by Gabriel’s words but nothing is mentioned about just being in the

Over the summer my dear friend and roommate put together a gorgeous video about why many Catholic women are returning to the old custom of

O Jesus, dwelling before me in the form and likeness of bread; containing your uncontainable infinity with the confines of a tiny wafer, which rests

One of the more popular, misunderstood, and challenging problems Catholics face today is the topic of homosexuality. I think of the many great strides we

As my wife and I await the arrival of our second child, our first daughter, we have been filled with many similar emotions and feelings

I have a confession to make: the majority of my friends aren’t Catholic. Many are, indeed, Protestant and for some reason, they all look at me

It was my last class of my senior year of college, and I listened intently as my professor wrapped up his final lecture. I sat

The college semester is upon us again, and at most universities the new academic year is either now beginning or has recently begun []. For

Today, a cashier told me that I seemed “really down-to-Earth,” and I decided to take it as a compliment. A few years ago, however, that

Dogs were given the task of making God’s love of mankind known every day, and they do a fantastic job of it.

Confession time: I’m one of those criers. You know the type. We have a very low crying threshold. Our triggers are many, varied and sometimes

The Bible mentions subjugation of wives and everyone gets upset, but Christian Grey does it and nobody bats an eye! Tell me how this makes

This past May 31, our daughter, Lucy Benedicta, was born, changing our lives forever. From learning how to hold a baby, to changing a diaper,

Our bodies are complex, intricate mysterious things. They are not outer shells or machines that come with a user’s manual. There is a lot going