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
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
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
“He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and
Curé d’Ambricourt: “I said to her, ‘Peace be with you,’ and she’d received that peace on her knees. What wonder, that one can give what
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
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. —Exodus 14:14 And Jesus went with them, but when he was only a
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
The human person knows by nature that there is a certain code by which he must live. Man also knows beyond a shadow of a doubt
Don’t we all long to see God? Yet, so much of the time, He remains largely invisible to us. How does He reveal Himself in
The Theological Virtue of Hope helps us to see that we are not made for this world and our true home is waiting for us
In an apologetics course I am taking this semester, we recently discussed the argument often propagated by atheists that God must not exist due to
Here is what it’s like to live in New York City: Every day I walk a maze of sidewalks and dodge a never-ending stream of
During this beautiful month of May, dedicated to Our Lady, it is fitting to consider the qualities of Our Lady’s character that we so love.
A few weeks ago, I got the chance to leave the city for a few days to attend a retreat. It was a beautiful spring
“I’m sorry—I just don’t have time!” How often have we heard words like these—and how often do we express this lack ourselves! At least, I
Like Christ, we are condemned to suffer and to die because of sin. He suffers willingly and innocently; we suffer, in the beginning at least,
In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus calls us to be good stewards of the gifts we’ve been given, to grow and develop the skills
Don’t doubt it: your vocation is the greatest grace our Lord could have given you. Thank Him for it. -St. Josemaria Escriva I know this
Some of us Catholics count our “Catholic credentials” by our knowledge of obscure catholic words; some of us by how many bishops we can name;
I was recently invited to read and review A Single Bead. Written by Stephanie Engelman (who blogs over at A Few Beads Short) this beautiful
