Balancing Culture and Christianity
Culture is a word with a depth of meaning – a mixture of pain, joy, pride, love, restriction, and tradition. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,
Culture is a word with a depth of meaning – a mixture of pain, joy, pride, love, restriction, and tradition. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,
The Humanae Vitae Schism Now that the election is over, the post-game analysis and forecasts for the coming sessions will occupy the media for at
Unless you’ve kept your mom biz aspirations a secret, you’ve experienced it: those comments and looks about your dream life and business. “But, will you
Holy People in Daily Life Several rolling, rural counties of Northeastern Ohio are home to the largest Amish community in the world. Ohioans are very
I’ve traversed the murky waters of the reportage going on concerning the Extraordinary Synod on the Family for the past week or so. There have
Am I the only one that did not see this coming? This week, on Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand appellate rulings in
They bowed their heads to say grace, then started to eat a rare breakfast together when the cell phone rang. The man and his two-and-a-half
What Are “Casual Catholic Men”? There is a Catholic “man-crisis.” Large numbers of Catholic men, while not rejecting the faith explicitly, have implicitly rejected the faith
We all thought Papi was being a big baby when he stopped leaving the house. In the past year, he had become needy, asking us
Trendy — it’s all the rage in today’s works of charity. Never mind that the theological virtue of Charity should be a staple in the
In yesterday’s column (Part I), I told you about a Franciscan Friar, Brother Anthony Pham Dinh Tuyen OFM Conv, beginnings and escape from Vietnam as a young
Imagine finding yourself in a hostile land. It has a history of being violently hostile to everything Christian – person and property. What do you do
We have seen them in our imagination when we first hear of a pregnancy. We may see them in an ultrasound and marvel as they show
Facebook is a vastly overused, much maligned facet of social media. Of that there can be no denial. We’ve all read stories of mothers neglecting their
I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be
The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we
“Quit forcing your religion on me! Your Pope might think that a fertilized egg is alive, that it’s human, but that’s your opinion. I believe in
Efforts at living an upright, godly life and following the rules don’t always make life easy. We will inevitably encounter those who don’t appreciate compliance
As the Extraordinary Form of the Mass progressed the priest started to intone the Gospel. He spoke in Latin, reading from the Gospel situated on
The process by which I answered the call to veil myself was slow discernment. As a list maker, I began to weigh the pros and
I started a new job a couple weeks ago, and I happen to be in the office on Wednesday mornings. I walked into my office,
Growing up, I looked up to the saints as the ideal role models. If I wanted to explore or learn about new places, stories of