Guest post by Dr. Matthew Tan. Recently, the Sydney community of the Order of Preachers, more commonly known as the Dominicans, organized an Aquinas Symposium.
Do you ever get frustrated at the slow pace of the spiritual life? We can sometimes say to God, “Lord, I wish I was holier…
Never say never. That’s what they have always said. And how true it is – both in this world and regarding Eternal Life! If you’re
The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, He is One and there is no other than he. And to love
I have been learning about the process of spiritual discernment. I have gained most knowledge from Saint Ignatius of Loyola. With each decision we enter
It’s that time of the year when we write our “New Year” resolutions, such as losing weight, having a healthy diet, investing more money,
I have fallen into a very negative mood lately and it has separated me from God. It is amazing how quickly and how easily Satan
I’m going to come clean: I struggle with pride. The struggle is a constant one and I always catch myself saying to myself “when I
Back in March, Pope Francis released an apostolic exhortation all about the call to be holy, Gaudete et Exsultate. Within just a few days, the online world
“When he was in Bethany reclining at table in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of perfumed oil,
“For nothing will be impossible with God.” —Luke 1:37 St. Rita of Cascia is the patron saint of impossible causes. During her life, St. Rita
Someone told me a few weeks ago, in the middle of a martial arts related discussion, “I think that stuff is cool, but I don’t
Ash Wednesday is a fairly busy day in many places. People cram into churches and receive ashes in the form of a cross (or a
Over the past week, the Gospel readings have contained many scenes of healing from Jesus’s public ministry. We know that Jesus performed many miraculous healings
But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, nor hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth. —Apocalypse 3:16 When Herod heard
If you love me, you will keep my commandments.[1] On the face of it, Christ’s words seem obvious: of course we’ll obey Christ because we
If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to
St. Benedict gives us a remarkable example of discipline. His simple motto, Ora et labora—pray and work—is still relevant to our own lives, so many centuries
My small feet stepped across the sidewalk and my blue eyes widened as I took in the sights and sounds of Times Square. I had
A well-meaning friend advised me to seek various things to correct everything she saw as deficient in me—a psychologist to deal with family issues, cooking
But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he
