The Devil in the Castle: St. Teresa of Avila, Spiritual Warfare, and the Progress of the Soul by Dan Burke. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH,
We as Christians are called to a life of death and resurrection. Dying to ourselves, dying to our sin, dying to our desires.
In Ontario, unfortunately medical professional’s personal consciences are not respected. Two instances, amongst others pose an immediate and proximate issue: MAID (assisted suicide), and effective
Aristotle teaches that “definition” is the first act of the intellect when constructing arguments or seeking to even understand. Now to The Philosopher, definition was
There are about seventy million Catholics in the United States, making it the single largest denomination in the country. But of those seventy million Catholics,
The Church is not called to micromanage consciences – because a conscience is a throne for Christ living in a unique way in the individual,
A church which seeks its own survival, it would seem to me, is not living by it’s actual mission. Christ taught us that each follower
People, once they taste bad fruit, will be less than likely to pick from the same tree. The Church is full of rotten fruit these
With the recent “blessings” taking place by priests in Germany, contradicting the Vatican, Pope Francis, and the Universal Magisterium of the Church I have a
The author of the “Lord of the Rings” series, JRR Tolkien, converted to Catholicism through an interesting route. He was born with virtually no faith
We live in a world where falsehood and fake news thrive. Sensational news and rumors about people and events are constructed to appear so attractive.
The new calendar year officially began in January and the new liturgical year started even before that. Nevertheless, the new Easter season seems to hold
Mass for me is not a once-a-week event. We are invited to come to the Table of the Lord each day to receive the Eucharist,
St. Thomas Aquinas teaches us that juxtaposing contrary things helps us to understand what one thing is in contrast to another, as we see is
We relate to God through prayers, and these prayers can be personal or communal. A typical example of personal prayer is found in the Gospel
4th Sunday of Easter/Good Shepherd Sunday/Year A, John 10:1-10 Pastor is a Latin word, which means shepherd, and Bonus Pastor is Good Shepherd. A shepherd
Petrus Development Launches Free Virtual Summit Amid COVID-19 to Aid Ministries, Parishes College Station, TX, March 25, 2020 – With Masses canceled in every U.S. diocese and
Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” He said in
Someone taught our little Catholic college a traditional Austrian dance: the Sternpolka. The women would parade in a ring around the men with hands on
Guest post by Dr. Matthew Tan. Someone once told me that in order to be Catholic, one had better conform. Maybe he was not aware
Guest post by Madeleine Kirk, Australia. “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates
