Bring ‘Em Back! Part 5
This is the fifth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
This is the fifth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
“My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers. I am looked down upon by many.
We all enjoy decorating our homes for each season, from orange pumpkins and wreaths of red and yellow in the fall to purple irises and
I recently discovered an anti-Catholic tract on the windshield of my Silverado. The tract stated that the Eucharist, Penance, Baptism, and performing works “of the
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” Step 3, from the 12
This is the fourth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
All Christians should be well aware of the details of Our Lord’s Passion. One small part of Passion, His interaction on Calvary with the two
When I first decided to spend my life searching for God I visited the great Carthusian monastery, St Hugh’s Charterhouse, Parkminster in Sussex, Southern England
Many people, including my past self, say the word grace without knowing exactly what it is or what it does. We sometimes think of it
The Holy Father, Pope Francis continues to focus on the vices. This time it is on Acedia, a most appropriate topic as we head into
This is the third in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
Have you ever noticed how ‘mountains’ have a prominent place in Scripture? The readings for the second Sunday in Lent, for instance, tell the story
Background On Patient Justice We can see the patient justice of Jesus in the peace that Irish and Italian Americans achieved: So many people share
A forebear of mine, a Catholic priest called Richard Torkington, was made the Rector of the local Parish by the Lord of the Manor, a
The 24-hour news cycle, the multitude of TV and movie channels, music, smartphones, plus traffic congestion and all the other noises, fill our days and
Our salvation and that of loved ones, friends, those near to us, and even enemies should be the first thought in our minds on this
We typically think of God as Lord, Father, and God. We know His name is to be honoured and not taken in vain (Exodus 20:7).
This is the second in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
In multiple places in Scripture, we are admonished to persevere despite difficulties. In the story of Christ and the Syrophoenician woman, for example, recounted in
Over the past few months, I have attended two funerals. At both of them, elderly widowers were mourning their deceased wives. Both of the couples
Recently I was called to visit a sick person to give them The Anointing of the Sick. It was a strange visit. (More on this
As other CS writers have reminded us, here we are in Lent, once again. When I was young, giving up Cokes for Lent was the