Treading Lightly on the Spiritual Path
The spiritual life is sacred ground, but often times we tread clumsily and heavily as if it were not. My own experience is that those
The spiritual life is sacred ground, but often times we tread clumsily and heavily as if it were not. My own experience is that those
One of the fruits of the Council and the New Evangelization as a whole is the lay apostolate: lay men and women discerning and identifying
With mercury we measure pain as we measure the heat of bodies and air; but this is not how to discover our limits– you think
To protect his identity, we’ll call him Frank. Though we’ve had many over the years, I distinctly remember one particular conversation with Frank. He was
Last week my friend Audrey and her husband Phil took their two children to the Texas Roadhouse at Arrowhead in Peoria, Arizona – a suburb of Phoenix.
“The English language lacks the words ‘to mourn an absence.’ For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we have all manner
My favourite kind of art explores the darkness. I don’t mean the sensational darkness of psychological trouble, of psychopaths and murders and crime. Nor do
With all the tension in the media lately, my thoughts turned to Ven. Fulton J. Sheen’s words on bombs. Granted, in his works he is
Pope Francis, on the first full day of his papacy, prayed at the tomb of Pope St. Pius V. I do not think that was
Sitting here at 2:00 am, watching live footage of the scene in Boston, my mind is a rapid-fire collage of tragedy and bravery. Scenes of
In recent decades, America has made many wonderful advances in protecting the rights of people with disabilities and including them in society. Gone are the days of
Did any of you catch the recent “Princeton mom” flap? Princeton alumna Susan Patton, in an open letter to women attending Princeton, advised that they should find a husband in college–otherwise they’d
Charles Ignatius Meyers: Master of the heroic minute. This might ring true for a lot of kids, but when I wake my ten month old
The Easter season always gives me a sense of renewal and rejuvenation. Not only is the Catholic celebration of Jesus’ resurrection a central component of
I’m married to Pope Francis. I came to this realization the other day when my wife and I were musing through a Catholic book store
Dear Discerning Young Catholic, Underachieving in the realm of morality has become so commonplace in our world that we have begun to pretend that sin
Growing up, my school assemblies would always talk about self-esteem. It seems that elementary schools in the late 80’s and 90’s (sorry for my older
We’ve all heard the new modern meme*: You’re just a mom? or You are just a mom! or Are you just a mom? or Oh, you are just
One thing that Hollywood is good at is broadcasting falsehood in bits and pieces over a long period of time like a drip being administered
Christ equals Love It was just another typical night out with a good friend. I was in my early twenties and life back then seemed so
I wanted to write about prayer because I love to do it. What I really enjoy is when God answers prayer. That would be my