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Feasts

The Strife Is O’Er

Maybe it’s a guy thing, but if someone makes a boast about something, guys just have to challenge them. If someone says, “Oh, I can

Fr. Joseph Gill April 11, AD 2024 2 Comments

Feasts

God’s Got This

One day a few years ago, I had just finished Mass when a parent of one of our youth group kids came up to me.

Fr. Joseph Gill November 18, AD 2023 3 Comments

Spirituality

Just Another “Halloween Debate” Article

Photo Credit: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=26899 I never had a clear position on whether Catholics can celebrate Halloween. On the one hand, most Halloween parties I have

Cristina Montes October 31, AD 2023 1 Comment

Feasts

The Holy Name of Jesus

Guest post by Fr Carlos Martins of the Companions of the Cross. January 3rd is the feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Ever

Guest Writer January 3, AD 2023 3 Comments

Books

Pilate and Herod

Guest post by Gerard M. Nadal. Don’t know why this line from Palm Sunday’s Gospel never registered before, but there’s a ton in there to

Guest Writer April 9, AD 2022 No Comments

Columnists

No Man Can Desire Evil

How can we say two things at the same time as Catholics: No man can desire evil, and sin is where man chooses and desires

Fr. Christopher Pietraszko September 11, AD 2021 1 Comment

Books

Ringwraiths

Saint Augustine said that evil was: “Non-being”; nothing. Tolkien illustrates this idea thoroughly in his characters from The Lord of The Rings – the Ringwraiths. Ringwraiths

Fanny Jean Jones August 28, AD 2021 3 Comments

Columnists

The Problem of Evil

Often when dealing with the problem of evil, we look at: The Philosophical Argument (God does not cause evil; the difference between natural and caused

Fr. Christopher Pietraszko May 20, AD 2021 No Comments

Politics

Conspiracy vs. Conversion

I understand why people want to believe the Q-Anon thing: It is easier and more comforting to believe that the evil is out there, organized,

Ryan Kraeger January 27, AD 2021 No Comments

Religion

Responding to Evil

Three ways to respond to Evil: Discern which you are thus called. Some evil must be endured, while other evils must be fought, and finally

Fr. Christopher Pietraszko December 18, AD 2020 1 Comment

Religion

The End of the Story

Every good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. I guess that’s why they make so many trilogies, like The Lord of the

Fr. Joseph Gill December 2, AD 2020 No Comments

Politics

The Calm After the Storm

Everyone references the old saying “the calm before the storm” in many of life’s most trying situations, but no one talks much about the calm

Kat Larson November 19, AD 2020 2 Comments

Politics

The Opposition

There has been so much hate, anger, and lies surrounding this election. People are claiming this election will be the most important one they have

Kat Larson November 12, AD 2020 2 Comments

Politics

Render Unto Caesar

Yesterday’s Gospel invites us to consider the interplay between Caesar and God, between religion and our nation. As Catholics, we have a duty to be

Fr. Joseph Gill October 19, AD 2020 3 Comments

Religion

Sister Gerard and Prisoners on Death Row

“I don’t know where I get the strength and courage to do this work, but my strong relationship with God helps. It is a privilege

Bryne Moses Salvator September 29, AD 2020 No Comments

Politics

Jansenism and Cancel Culture

There is a close connection between cancel-culture and the heresy of Jansenism. Jansenism’s error was to myopically assess the work of grace, and perhaps over-simplify

Fr. Christopher Pietraszko August 14, AD 2020 3 Comments