How many times have we heard human misconduct shrugged off with the excuse, “That’s human nature?” In my conversations with others, when I cite human
While it may not be to everyone’s taste, I find AMC’s drama, Better Call Saul (starring Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn) to have been an
As mentioned in an earlier article, I recently returned to Italy after serving as spiritual director for a ten-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Understandably,
One of the laments of the Lord and the prophets throughout Scripture is hardness of heart on the part of God’s chosen people. This is
Part I and Part II of our series established a fundamental rule for interpreting the narratives of Genesis 1-3. God speaks to us in allegorical
In Part I of this series, I spoke of the value of the allegorical language used in the first creation account in Genesis. God communicates
In 2014, the Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation received the Gouden Loeki Commercial Award. The award was probably well deserved. The commercial that received the
Of all the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, there is perhaps none as complicated as the issue of salvation. This has been a major sticking
Now is the time when we celebrate the Easter season. As faithful Catholics, however, we should go a step further and reflect on what our
A spiritual reflection is a short meditation that packs a huge meaning. Here are some modern-day spiritual reflections for your consideration. Getting to heaven is
Truth seems to be a pretty flexible commodity these days. And in politics, truth seems to be downright elusive. We’ve heard some real doozies from
If you have ever discussed the faith with an atheist or an agnostic, you have almost certainly heard of the problem of evil, even if
St. Paul urged Timothy to “fight the good fight of the faith” (1 Timothy 6:12). We have a spiritual adversary whose boldness was such that
In Part I of this article, I discussed temptation, sin in general, mortal sin, and venial sin by way of engaging in “less serious matter,”
In my last article, Attaining Moral Perfection Even In This Life, I discussed our Lord’s command to be perfect, Scripture’s reiteration of this precept, and
The Old Testament prophets have much to say to us today. In their time they were speaking the words of Yahweh to a people who
I still occasionally hear the old platitude of “Love the sinner; hate the sin.” I find, however, that in practice people are often much better
It is high August in Texas and that means hot. In parts of the state hot means humid and sultry to suffocating, while in other
We have all heard the expressions “push the envelope” and “think outside the box.” They seem to be clearly modern expressions. The first expression is
Here in Italy we recently changed our edition of the Roman Missal, the book that guides the priest through the celebration of the Mass. Priests
Our age holds the infamous distinction of making pornography universally accessible with an internet connection. Arguably, pornography lies behind our tolerance of immodest summer fashions
We in the United States are going through hell on earth right now. Everything in our nation is falling apart and most Americans just stand