Give Me A Hand: Let’s Return to the Reverence Our Lord Deserves
If you enjoy controversial topics, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, I will take on one of the most contentious, emotional and
If you enjoy controversial topics, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, I will take on one of the most contentious, emotional and
Do You Think You Know Why Pilate Condemned Christ? Lacking the authority to execute Christ themselves, the Jewish leaders dragged Christ before Pontius Pilate, the
If you were fortunate enough to attend daily Mass during Ordinary Time in February, then you were able to get a pretty nice look at
The Season of Lent can be seen through many different lenses, all correct and important. This diversity makes lent a truly rich season for any Christian
Book Launch I said in the first part of the lecture to launch my book, that the famous moral philosopher Professor Joad insisted that the
Are we the “wicked tenants” Jesus speaks of in Mark 12? Who, me? How could that be? I’m a good person. I try to live
Lately, with short days and schedule changes, making it over to the local parish for confession has been a challenge. Earlier this week, I thought
Fortitude. Do you see yourself as courageous or cowardly? Are you strong in facing pain or soft and shrink from it? On the other hand,
At the very beginning of the new year, over 8,000 attendees, most of them young people from across the country, gathered together in downtown Chicago
I grew up in a small, Protestant-majority community in Central Kentucky. In my congregation, like many non-Catholic churches, teaching about Mary was kept to a
Fear of the Lord is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and it is mentioned many times in Holy Scripture, in both the
The Great Commission, as it has come to be known, was given to the disciples of Jesus just before His Ascension into Heaven. These parting
Fr. Peter Irving is a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He has spent his priesthood far from the affluent parishes of South Pasadena,
Even when Pope Francis agrees with the CCC he gets criticized. In case you haven’t heard there is a new ‘Pope Francis controversy.’ The controversy has to
Many Catholic Christians believe that what the Church teaches on one or more subjects regarding faith and morals is wrong. Such Catholics try to legitimize
Conversion: Learning from a Child My Religious Order allowed me to go home this year for the Thanksgiving Holiday. To say I am overjoyed by
“Shaun, please come see me. Thanks.” An email from my boss popped up, so I went over immediately. Walking into her office she noticed my
No Faceless Crowd Before Jesus When we read, study, and pray with the Gospels it is important for us to remember who is the audience
Eat Drink And Be Merry Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die. There are several places in holy Scripture where this sentiment is
Early Morning He sleeps quietly, but my eyes are open. My head rests softly on his shoulder and I feel his chest rise and fall.
Traditional methods within authentic Catholic education are slowly deteriorating. This began, in part, thanks to a controversial movement made by a select number of Catholic
The late Bishop Fulton Sheen explained the matters of conscience and that there are two kinds of truths: “Outer truths, which we master, like the