Lent and Love
What is the point of the Lenten sacrifices [1]? Why do we fast on some days, abstain from meat on others, and then also give
What is the point of the Lenten sacrifices [1]? Why do we fast on some days, abstain from meat on others, and then also give
During the Lenten season, we seek to turn back from sin and to God. Each of the practices of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—helps us to
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy” (Matthew 5:7). In my previous column, I discussed justice and noted that it is not necessarily
“A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! Every valley
In browsing through the latest headlines—and skimming the articles underneath them—I get the impression that the culture wars are anything but cooling down. Despite reports
“The gifts of the Holy Ghost are seven in number: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord [Isaiah 11:2-3]…. The gifts
Veritas: this is the latin word for “truth.” It is also among the mottoes of my order, the seemingly simplest motto of the Order of
A somewhat recent article in Scientific America caught my eye: this one is about aging, or rather it is about reversing the effects of aging.
“Put not your trust in princes,” we are warned (Psalm 146:3). During the last eight years, excepting possibly during the midterm elections, most faithful Catholics
Particles of Faith, by Stacy Trasancos, is a must-read for Catholics (and others of good faith) who are weary of the vitriol in the faith-science
One of the more memorable G.K. Chesterton’s “Father Brown” stories is The Resurrection of Father Brown. In this short story the titular character is “murdered”
The term “social justice” is one which is unfortunately polarized and even politically charged, thanks in no small part to the rise of the “Social
The eminent twentieth century theologian Henri de Lubac writes in his Paradoxes of the Faith that there are two important truths to keep in mind
The other day, I saw an article making rounds through my facebook’s news feed about a brilliant young woman whom “Harvard believes is the next
In my previous column, I discussed the cardinal virtues and stated that they could be of some benefit to us in keeping our New Year’s
“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and
The recent shootout which took place near and then inside of a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs is of course a tragedy. It has
One of my favorite series in science fiction is the “Spiral Arm” series written by Michael Flynn. This series is set in the future, during
What purpose does morality serve? This is a question I have been given reason to consider from time to time—in particular as I live in
Why are we so bad at evangelizing the culture? I’ve seen this question pop up time and again, mostly in the context of asking why
Transhumanism is a desperate belief system that grasps at technological straws. But the raw desperation in that grasping has the potential–like all Utopian movements–to unleash