The End of the Anonymous Church
One of the key issues in our church today is that we are disconnected. Regardless of whether the church is full or its empty on
One of the key issues in our church today is that we are disconnected. Regardless of whether the church is full or its empty on
Easter is coming; fast! I mean the action, not the adjective. It’s a command. Once Easter comes, it seems, we forget about this wonderful act
Life, in all its glory, is pretty messy. Sin skips and trips us through life as we try to be faithful and nothing halts us
News broke a few days ago that Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta has issued an apology following the disclosure that he spent 2.2 million on his
If I look deep, I find my inner self hooked up to a drip IV of success. I heard once at a summer retreat that
*Warning* I’m an unabashed fan of hockey. I am biased, and I do believe hockey is not only the best sport but the most analogous
Our world is filled with a lot of hatred. One must only turn on talk radio or the nine o’clock news to see this. For
As I’ve discussed in the first two parts of this series, Pope Francis has made it clear that he wants to see the Catholic youth
From the time of Karl Marx, who famously said that religion “is the opium of the people,” to our own days when modern secularists think
My last article was the beginning of a brief series on how young Catholics (myself included) can answer Pope Francis’ call to be a force
Pope Francis’ Lenten message for 2014 calls all Catholics to confront destitution in its varying forms of extreme poverty, spiritual destitution, and moral destitution. He
I recently had the opportunity to take my one and a half year old son out for the day. On a rainy, cold afternoon, the
In case you are still needing some inspiration for Lent, here are some ideas you could find interesting. Lent isn’t only (or even mainly) about
Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis has engaged the youth and young adults of the Church, speaking directly to them numerous times, and encouraging them to
Need something to do for lent? How about these FREE activities. Some are from the best Catholic Universities and Colleges, others are for you and
As Lent approaches, everyone is asking their kids, and deciding for themselves, “What are you going to ‘give up’ for Lent?” Why am I putting
In my last article I talked about a personal revelation from God dealing with the Eucharist. I mentioned that while, at the time, I understood
“Certain signs point to a weakening in the sense of mystery in those very liturgical celebrations that should be fostering that sense. It is, therefore,
The vows of religious life are repulsive, at least according to an article Br. Justin Hannegan recently wrote in Crisis Magazine provokingly titled: Sacrificing Religious
There are way more things to know in this Universe than you have the brain cells to record, and any one field of human study
Is Pope Francis a saint? God only knows. I’ve come to the conclusion, however, that he has truly dedicated the breadth of his energies to becoming one. Since his appointment