The human person knows by nature that there is a certain code by which he must live. Man also knows beyond a shadow of a doubt
Don’t we all long to see God? Yet, so much of the time, He remains largely invisible to us. How does He reveal Himself in
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Maria Goretti, the Little Saint of Great Mercy. Her story reminds us that we are never beyond hope,
The Theological Virtue of Hope helps us to see that we are not made for this world and our true home is waiting for us
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
“I’m sorry—I just don’t have time!” How often have we heard words like these—and how often do we express this lack ourselves! At least, I
Truly, we need obedience to remain one with the Church, learn proper humility, and open ourselves to the graces that flow from God’s merciful heart.
In Tolkien’s classic The Lord of the Rings, two of his greatest heroes, Frodo and Sam, seem to be at odds over their relationship with
My first Confirmation class (quite some years ago now) ended with an enticing cliffhanger: “Next week, I’ll teach you how to lie,” our teacher told
Multiple times I have written about the struggles of being a goal-oriented person, about the difficulty in surrendering when my first instinct is to try
It seems as though New York City is still in a daze after our visit from the Holy Father last week. He was here for
Recently, I was watching the movie There Be Dragons about St. Josemaria Escriva and the Spanish Civil War, and I began thinking about the call to
While many newlyweds spend their first few months experiencing the joys and challenges of married life, Musician Stephen Sylvester and his wife, Afton, were struggling with a surprising
“It is impossible to describe the feeling that comes over you at such a time. The feeling that somehow, in an instant of time, everything
…holiness isn’t dependent on where you are, but rather who you are and how you respond to where God put you…
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
During any phase of transition, the importance of the theological virtues of faith and love are always emphasized. One is counseled to have faith that
(SPOILER WARNING: This article refers to climactic plot points in Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence.) I am a pessimist by temperament and as I observe a
In our family, we celebrate New Year’s Eve in a typical way – Midnight Mass, party at our the house of our paternal grandparents, fireworks,
What does it mean to have hope? I keep returning to this question in my many musings. There are, in a sense, two mistakes which
If studying the saints has taught me anything, it is that there are many ways to travel the narrow road to Heaven. While some lived
