When we think about poverty, we usually think about starving children in the third world, the homeless, or the elderly living on fixed incomes. We
“The things which we Christians embrace by divine faith, and which are not to be received except by divine faith, are humanly incredible. They are
An elderly woman stands at the votive candle area and lights eight large candles. She says a prayer and then finds her place in the
Warning: This article deals with infant death and parent grief. Recently Travis and I found ourselves at the hospital at the orthopedic surgeon’s office again. This
“Choose someone God-fearing, and make God the center of your relationship.” When this advice was given in a talk for college students about dating and
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
