I’d never experienced the charismatic movement before, so I was somewhat excited when several months ago, I had the opportunity to attend a charismatic prayer
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
Even in simple cultures, an independent adult faces a long spiritual journey before they can live in the heart of God as a child. In our
Now the vestments are back to green. Boring, old, no-feast-day, no-solemnities green. All the big holidays are done, until we hit Ash Wednesday, of course;
Worries. We all have them. They come in the form of finances, health, relationships and everything in between. Suffice it to say worries are a
New York’s Andrew Cuomo is a scandalous example of a pro-abortion Catholic politician who continues to receive Holy Communion. Last month he promoted, signed, and
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter
In 1968 Bishop Casey of Brentwood appointed me director of his retreat and conference centre at Chingford in North London. The centre, otherwise known as
I Did It My Way. . . We all know the story of how Abraham and his wife Sarah tried to sidestep God’s promise that
This essay presents the argument for the existence of God from the existence of existentially contingent entities, the entities of our direct experience. The previous
Off the Shelf 112 – David Williams This week on Off the Shelf we have something a little different. David Williams is the developer behind
The Role of the Legion of Mary in Consecration In the Legion of Mary, we do everything we can for Jesus through Mary. We give
“Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out,” is a quote often attributed to G.K. Chesterton. In peeling back the subtleties of this phrase,
Emmanuel Carrère’s lately controversial The Kingdom takes on a project of demystification: it is an imagining of how St. Luke might have joined the early
We all know suffering when we see it and we’ve all experienced it in some form. For many people, unfortunately, suffering leads to pushing away
DEFENDING THE CHURCH FROM CLERGY ABUSE In a previous essay I addressed the challenges of defending the Church in light of the clergy abuse scandal
Shortly after the shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a friend on Facebook posted a concern. She asked, in light of this kind
In the months leading up to the premiere of the first Superman movie in 1978, starring the late Christopher Reeve, billboards populated America with the prophetic
Conversations about moral issues today are often fueled with passion. But in many cases I have found that they are also rooted in a great
Amazing stories of conversion abound. It’s always a joy to read a book that puts these stories to paper for many to read. Of Men
We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.” J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Human life is
Often people wonder how someone can find fulfillment as a consecrated religious without having a family, being a wife or husband, a mother or a father.