The Joy Is Worth the Cost
Some people are atheists because they don’t believe in God. Other people are atheists because they don’t want to believe in God. If someone has
Some people are atheists because they don’t believe in God. Other people are atheists because they don’t want to believe in God. If someone has
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
“Terminate torment Of love unsatisfied The greater torment Of love satisfied.” — T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday Can Catholics celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, considering that
I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. I shall show
Roughly six months after my conversion, I had what I like to think of as my first real “revelation” surrounding Church teaching—specifically the Eucharist. I
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was prefigured in the sacrifices of the Old Testament, which had polyvalent significance. Animal and plant sacrifices were used
I felt like a petulant child during the homily at Mass several weeks ago. Father had mentioned that we ought to consider preparing for Lent,
No-Shave November is a growing campaign to promote awareness in the fight against cancer. It began in 2009 and has since gained momentum from year
Once upon a time, there was a man who was thrown into prison for publishing a comment about a bad government. His name was Maximilian
Fr. John LaFarge, S.J. The Precious Gift of Old Age. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $14.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. People
In the early 1900s, a group of French missionary priests called the White Fathers (so-called because of their white habits) began mission work in French
A few years ago, I spent a week in Fatima on pilgrimage. It was beautiful to be there in such a holy place, where you
Glory is attractive, but the cross is repulsive; we love to arrive at a destination called glory, but we often reject the narrow and thorny
I have been falling from grace recently. My life has not been going the way I had anticipated. To make matters worse, I have given
Is virtual Mass and attendance physically the same? Are they simply different ways of praying? If you can’t sing at Mass and mingle with others,
Imagine seeing James Bond at church… Yes, it was hard for me too. A man with a license to kill and promiscuous lifestyle is the
A British World War II fighter pilot named Vivian Rosewarne, having successfully flown many missions, was still always amazed at the grandeur of the earth
When I was growing up, I developed a vivid imagination. It was sparked by several stories that literally animated my childhood, mainly fairy tales that
“Unless you are like little children, you shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” This is a well-known quote, yet very few people put it
People often ask me, “Why do priests wear black?” If I’m feeling sarcastic, I usually respond with something like, “It makes us look thinner” or
By Marcus Leong, a writer at Clarifying Catholicism. In my first semester in the United States after coming from Malaysia, I remember realizing how I