Dear Friend: I must begin by admitting that I have never attended the March for Life due to numerous family and job commitments and responsibilities
We’ve all experienced suffering in some way. It is a plight of humanity. Yet, to define suffering is not so easy because it comes in
In the 19th century Alexis de Tocqueville, from an aristocratic background, decided to investigate America, which seemed to be making amazing civilizational and economic progress, in
I finally made the decision to convert and enter the Catholic Church a year after I graduated from college. Through fifth grade, I attended a
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings
“How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you find the word that
Recently, I was considering the reasons people give for rejecting religion, specifically Christianity. A pretty common refrain seems to be that most do not want
Here we are again at the start of another year. Have those resolutions gone by the wayside yet? Nowadays, the weeks and months go by
As a Carmelite friar and priest in the Archdiocese of New York, I hear quite regularly the religious laments from the socially-liberated class that sees
“We tell stories because our Redeemer is a Master Storyteller—and the story is the net by which we catch souls for the Kingdom.”—Mark Hart, of
It was after Quietism (1687) was condemned that the faithful were left with a spirituality that was primarily a moral teaching, without the love derived
Off the Shelf 109 – R. Jared Staudt One of the oldest drinks known to man…next to water of course..is alcohol. Brewed out of necessity
How do you measure the worth of a marriage? According to a report on a 2018 public opinion poll by the Angus Reid Institute, more
It’s a well-known fact that minor addictions can disrupt your life, but major addictions can destroy your life. Technological Addictions People are glued to their
The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force. (Matthew 11:12) My fallen nature is anxious and fearful. Although I’m
I was born and received the early sacraments—Baptism, First Confession, and First Communion—during the papacy of Pius XII. Admittedly this was a long time ago;
“Daddy, what’s an abortion?” my seven year old son asked me one day. “An abortion is when a mother kills the child she is carrying
Who Has the Reins? The prayer leader invited my group to close our eyes and to imagine standing next to a horse along with Jesus.
Terror Experienced in Youth I have come to realize that a sense of terror has been a hidden part of my interior life for many
Summoned by Pope Francis, bishops from around the world will hold a summit at the Vatican from February 21-24, 2019. The bishops, under the leadership
In case you were not aware alcohol has a had a long history in the Church. Originally brewed by monks out of necessity for something
the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the cock crows