Do The Hard Thing
“Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.” ~Victor Frankl (neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, author, Holocaust survivor) Wim Hof, colloquially known as
“Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.” ~Victor Frankl (neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, author, Holocaust survivor) Wim Hof, colloquially known as
If there is one truly fitting analogy of Christ’s promise and commitment to the Church in scripture, it is that of marriage. This union of
If I was ever diagnosed with a terminal illness, I’ve often wondered, how I would I react? Would I be filled with fear and dread?
We all know fasting is an essential part of the Christian spiritual life. Our Lord noted that some demons are only driven out “with prayer
Like many Americans, I carry insurance on a number of different things – some because I’m legally obligated to and others because I choose to
State Farm had a great commercial a few years ago that almost every dad could relate to. It starts with a young man poolside with his friends
Like many people I know, my work has shifted, post-COVID, to a hybrid-remote setting. In a tight labor market, my largely brick-and-mortar employer realized that
In a 2017 interview with Aleteia, filmaker Barbara Nicolosi gives an astute insider perspective on the state of the Christian movie industry: What happened was that
Two months ago a good friend’s mother died, less than twenty four hours after my own father-in-law passed away. We lived in the same area,
In the summer of 2017, during the centennial anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, our family made a local pilgrimage for the purpose of obtaining
When the Columbine massacre occurred on April, 20th, 1999, I had only been Catholic for a few months. I was still getting tuned in to
The person you love most can cut you the deepest. Anyone who has been married for a minute knows this. As a spouse, you have literally
In the 1992 movie Singles, urban planner Campbell Scott is having a passionate conversation about the future of transportation with Kyra Sedgwick in his apartment. His dream
As a spouse and father of three, it can sometimes feel like a guilty luxury to get away to attend to your spiritual needs. If
In titling this post I was primarily thinking of my own experience, specifically with regards to this awful-lousy-no-good-whole-food-plant-based diet I’ve been trying out. My intentions
A few weeks ago a friend sent me a post from a priest I know who was suggesting that anyone who chose to “take the
Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too
Although my family and I have attended the Traditional Latin Mass exclusively for the past three years, and have no intention of changing course, I
A friend once told me, “You don’t have to go looking for suffering; if you’re living the Christian life, it will find you.” Zeal is
For some time now my family and I have been attending Mass in the Extraordinary Form – also known as the Tridentine Mass or the
A few years ago I got involved with a Catholic street evangelization apostolate that sought to proclaim the Gospel in the public square and advance
The “Sinner’s Prayer” has a Protestant connotation. It usually goes something like this: “Lord, I know I am a sinner. I need your forgiveness. Please