Soul-Changing Sacraments
Recently, I was able to attend the ordination of my brother-in-law to the priesthood, and there, before my eyes, his soul was eternally changed, indelibly
Recently, I was able to attend the ordination of my brother-in-law to the priesthood, and there, before my eyes, his soul was eternally changed, indelibly
One’s perception of reality has an immense effect on one’s life. It is through this lens that one finds his or her identity, interacts with
A few weeks ago I had to make a trip back to the place of my origin as a Special Forces Soldier, a.k.a. Fort Bragg,
People like to say that running in circles in pointless. Well, maybe, it’s not as pointless as it seems!
(The article below contains a few minor spoilers. Continue only if you don’t mind or have already seen the film!) Yet another installment in
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.
“We’ve got a stranglehold on being “us”, because we’re afraid of losing ourselves in the swarm; but the problem with a stranglehold is that, eventually, what we’re holding gets….strangled.”
Why should we care about apathetic Catholics? Throughout the world, there are many Catholics who have grown disinterested in the faith. They have no desire
For all eternity we will be with God, so we should accustom ourselves to his presence. If we want to attain heaven, we must train
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
When Pope Francis issued his post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, the mainstream media and major Catholic websites were all over it, highlighting the broad structure of
The other day, after I got out of the shower, I wrapped myself up in my bathrobe, as I often do, and I felt God.
What is this existence within which we humans find ourselves? Every morning we wake up and perceive the world through our senses. A perception onto
Once upon a time, out near Texas somewhere, I was conducting a training exercise. It was a an IED response/mass casualty lane and one of