There is a growing nemesis in the world today: Boredom. I’m bored, accompanied by a pathetic sigh, is something every parent, teacher, minister, or anyone,
It is a dog-eat-dog world out there. And I wonder, how much do we let this affect our spiritual lives? Every TV show from Biggest
“The things which we Christians embrace by divine faith, and which are not to be received except by divine faith, are humanly incredible. They are
An elderly woman stands at the votive candle area and lights eight large candles. She says a prayer and then finds her place in the
Warning: This article deals with infant death and parent grief. Recently Travis and I found ourselves at the hospital at the orthopedic surgeon’s office again. This
Christians have a complicated relationship with violence. Our founder (Christ) died by violence in absolute meekness—living out to the extreme his teaching that when confronted
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned
Healing Wounds Begins With Radical Love It’s a beautiful Autumn Sunday morning at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The homily is over, the Creed has been
This weekend, for the first time in a while, we didn’t have anything scheduled on Saturday. To take advantage of that, my wife and I
By Sarah Summers Granger “I dream of a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything.” – Pope Francis Ten years ago, I didn’t want a transformative
I wonder if Mary had seen angels before the Annunication. She was troubled by Gabriel’s words but nothing is mentioned about just being in the
Over the summer my dear friend and roommate put together a gorgeous video about why many Catholic women are returning to the old custom of
One of the more popular, misunderstood, and challenging problems Catholics face today is the topic of homosexuality. I think of the many great strides we
As my wife and I await the arrival of our second child, our first daughter, we have been filled with many similar emotions and feelings
I have a confession to make: the majority of my friends aren’t Catholic. Many are, indeed, Protestant and for some reason, they all look at me
It was my last class of my senior year of college, and I listened intently as my professor wrapped up his final lecture. I sat
The college semester is upon us again, and at most universities the new academic year is either now beginning or has recently begun []. For
Not only is suicide a sin, it is the sin. It is the ultimate and absolute evil, the refusal to take an interest in existence;
In today’s Gospel (Matthew 15:21-28), Jesus said to the Canaanite woman, “O woman, great is your faith!” There are many people in our Church, community,
By now, most Filipinos already know the good news that Pope Francis will visit the Philippines from January 11-15, 2015. Here are my thoughts about
Last night, I asked my family what percentage of religious persecution in the world they thought was directed at Christians. They guessed about 30%. After all,
