By Joseph Summers “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is
A few weeks ago I wrote something criticizing public schooling over this incident. It got the ire up of friends and family members, many of
Never mind “the Galileo controversy” (a good response to that is here, by the way). The Church should rule the world. One of the things
Abnegation. To be honest until recently I had no idea what that word meant. And probably not surprisingly since it is an idea that isn’t common
The Internet is a great source for conspiracy theories. YouTube especially is rife with ominously voiced over expository segments on the Illuminati and the New
The above quote from Venerable Fulton Sheen caused some consternation on the Ignatius Press Quotables Facebook page, and among some of my friends when I
Reverence (noun): a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration. Reverence has always been a topic of discussion for me and a
Over the past few months, I have witnessed the tears of many people. Some have been tears of joy for an answered prayer. Others have
Abstinence may be a mere means to an end, but it’s often given a bit of a bad rap. Indeed, in the recent spate of
Disciplines, hair shirts, cilices – all things of the past? Perhaps not. Most people are afraid to talk about the subject of corporal mortification. Some
It is not long to go until World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And what a World Youth Day it will be. The first
I didn’t choose my patron saint, she choose me. It was a breezy spring afternoon at wrap up week for National Evangelization Teams (NET) Ministries. Hanging
I had the blessing of growing up in an incredible parish. Holy Cross bore many of the hallmarks of what we as a Church are
When it was evening, the disciples of Jesus went down to the sea, embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to Capernaum. It
Today the Church commemorates the beginning of Our Lady’s apparitions in Fatima, Portugal on May 13, 1917. In her apparitions to the shepherd children, Mary
Home has never been a place for me. I have been so many places in my life. I have a special nostalgia for the farming
Have you ever seen the letters “WWJD?” The phrase “What Would Jesus Do” appears on bumper stickers, wristbands, coffee mugs and various other tchotchkes from time to time.
Metallic Figurine of Mary and the baby Jesus Imagine for yourself: A 13-year-old middle-eastern girl sitting at home, minding her own business. Maybe she’s doing
My life is very structured. Just ask my wife. I fold my socks and put them in a special place in my drawer. I have
The spiritual life is sacred ground, but often times we tread clumsily and heavily as if it were not. My own experience is that those
One of the fruits of the Council and the New Evangelization as a whole is the lay apostolate: lay men and women discerning and identifying
