When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. (Revelation 8:1) There is a deep need within
As I wrote a few months ago, I’m very grateful to be Catholic. However, having practiced the Faith (at least on paper) for my whole
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
I object to the profanation of sacred images and sacramentals in cinema. I have been writing about and meditating on the power of the Holy
“But thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” -1 Corinthians 15 Victory in Christ There is much
I disagree with those who describe Our Lord’s Passion experience as humiliating, because I believe that they are merely projecting their perception of that situation
I had a love-hate relationship with my mother’s tweezers and sewing needles growing up. I always ran to my mom when I so often would
How does the Mass compete? The scenes from World Youth Day in Poland give hope that all is not lost. There is still a zeal
Christ is known as the Prince of Peace; as God the Son, through Whom “all things were made” (Nicene Creed), it is He alone who
There is quite a bit of interest these days in genealogy. Websites like Ancestry.com offer their extensive databases and resources to trace a family’s lineage.
A Message from the Pope Two years ago in 2014, Pope Francis made the following statement at his Angelus Address at St. Peter’s Square, Vatican
Discovering the transformational love of Christ is something that sounds challenging for some of us. Maybe for others, it seems to be an easier task.
There is so much to be said about the Eucharist. It is Christ’s supreme gift of Himself to mankind. We can never truly thank God
Last year, I wrote an article called Personalizing the Passion. After much thought, I decided to follow up on that article with a slightly different
“I have a desire for something more in my life” I often hear. It is an echo of the deepest ache within, that insatiable hunger for
There is a serious Catholic “man crisis”. Large numbers of men have left the Church and the majority of men who remain are lukewarm. The
For much of my adult life I have lived in areas that really offered only three of the four seasons. In the Deep South summer
Latin is a delectable puzzle of never-ending wordplay, deeper meanings, and historical wonder. My students like to learn it because it is filled with innumerable
The recent United States Supreme Court decision declaring by man’s authority that two people of the same sex have the right to marry in all
We live in a hectic, deadline driven world. Whether at work or home, things are either speeding towards us from all sides, or we are
My husband called on his way home from work, tired and hungry. He had been in Atlanta since before the sun came up, and now
Pope Francis has been in office for just over 100 days. Nearly every day this charismatic man delights us with his actions and words, filling
