Everything Pope Francis says is always so heartfelt, so quotable, so real. Reading through all of the speeches, homilies and messages that he gives is a
When Lisa Selin Davis told a cabdriver she was going to have an abortion, he pulled the car over on the Brooklyn Bridge in a
“Christianity, it is said, owes this, that, and the other to Judaism. It has borrowed this, that, and the other from Hellenism. Or from Essenism.
Chances are that if you are on any one of the major social media sites, you”ll know what I”m talking about when I refer to
You are for me. Each of you. All of you. You breathe for me. You are for my sake. You work for me. You accumulate
Vocations in the Entitlement Society In the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says, “Ask and it will be given to you.” That works
I always thought that wedding rings should be simple, like tiny little handcuffs that you would use to happily shackle yourself to another person for
Ten years ago, I crossed a modest stage in a well-lit gymnatorium at a private, Protestant school. I was one of 14 high school seniors
An entertaining book might be enjoyed on the first reading, but discarded after the second. A good book, on the other hand, gets better after
Books come into our lives at different times for different purposes, sort of like friends. And like friends, some have a great impact and stay
With my own marriage mere weeks old now, I can’t help but reflect on this notion that you have to be 100% sure about the person you
On May 12, I contracted Chikungunya Fever, a mosquito-born virus that has recently been declared an epidemic in the Caribbean. Symptoms included fever, rash, intense
Before my wife and I canceled our cable, we were BIG fans of America’s Got Talent (AGT). Having watched every episode since its inception, I’d
Last week, I joined a friend of mine and some teens from the Church he works at and attended a worship concert at a nearby
There are a few things that I do every day. I brush my teeth. I drink a cup, or three, of coffee. I check my
After watching Disney’s extremely popular and highly controversial Frozen for the third time last night, I’ve come to the conclusion that everyone- bloggers, movie reviewers,
“If you are unhappy, I question whether you are truly Christian.” So concludes my columnist-colleague and brother Dominican, TJ Burdick, at the close of his
To all of those who came before: Thank you. Thank you for having the courage to end things, even though it may have been hard.
“Water is so ordinary it’s boring.” I said that the other day. I was tired of hearing the refrain from Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie,
“Stockholm syndrome, individuals’ desperate attempts to become like their captors. On a lesser scale it was why good German citizens followed Hitler, Ryan said. Or
I often wonder if people are as happy as they say they are. Then I see info-graphics like this: and this: –Washington Post and I
