In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith,
We orthodox Catholics tend to be a tight-knit bunch. We’re great at complaining about unfaithful Catholic politicians, and we love to compare shock stories about
“I can’t believe you have a freakin’ kid.” I hear that phrase a lot now from my old high school and college friends. “I know,”
I turn away with an ineffable sense of loss, From the overwhelming presence of the thunderous Dove To the silence of Monday morning push and
When I was a teenager and with the Boy Scouts (i.e., Venture Scouts), I went to Manatoba, Canada to do a Northern Tier trek canoeing
The news is full of violence. It is hard not to become desensitized to the terrible ways humans treat humans. A recent story that really
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about mixed marriages–from friends, from Catholic bloggers, etc etc. I’ve toyed with the idea of writing a little about
The other day, while waiting for my laundry at the laundromat, I read St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans in my Jewish Annotated New Testament.
Last week, I joined a friend of mine and some teens from the Church he works at and attended a worship concert at a nearby
Every major city has its street preachers. Standing near train stations and bus stops, in parks and public squares, they hold up signs, handout leaflets
There are a few things that I do every day. I brush my teeth. I drink a cup, or three, of coffee. I check my
Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter mass readings The responsorial response sets the tone for today’s readings: “God is king of all the earth.”
In our glorification of Joan’s work and martyrdom, I believe it becomes a temptation to gloss over the Joan of Arc who was tried before being burned at the stake. The Joan who was taken to trial is the Joan we should – and can – aspire to be, because the Joan at trial was incredibly human.
This fiery church we see in the Acts of the Apostles is the one Pope Francis spoke of at WYD Rio when he said, “What do I expect as a consequence of the Youth Day? I expect a mess. There will be one. There will be a mess here in Rio? There will be!
“If you are unhappy, I question whether you are truly Christian.” So concludes my columnist-colleague and brother Dominican, TJ Burdick, at the close of his
Yesterday, May 24, the Church quietly observed a feast of Mary, namely, Mary, Help of Christians. Certainly the feast was observed by some in the
Dear Silence and Solitude, I miss you. Over the past few years I have seen our time together dwindle. From long periods a few years
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since this website features the Catholic perspective on young adult concerns, and since depression is a growing mental health
In recent years there have been a number of great initiatives to promote vocations. They show young priests happy with their priesthood, they show the
The Huffington Post recently released an article titled “10 Reasons It’s Totally Fine to Never Get Married.” The reasons are as bad as you might be
“Water is so ordinary it’s boring.” I said that the other day. I was tired of hearing the refrain from Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie,
