Saying Yes to God
Too many times, I feel as if I am living a lie. When people find out that my husband and I have as many children
Too many times, I feel as if I am living a lie. When people find out that my husband and I have as many children
Truth has to be repeated constantly, because Error also is being preached all the time, and not just by a few, but by the multitude.
This is a question about the nature of faith. It asks whether a consideration of health and safety has implications for Christians’ models of faith
It was over three years ago, while searching up writing opportunities online, that I stumbled upon an ad featuring a black-and-white graphic of a man
We call them miracles—supernatural occurrences that enter our lives. The word comes from the Latin and means “to wonder.” According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, miracles are
Who gets into heaven? Now that is a really good question. For sure, Jesus Himself said that we must enter heaven through the narrow gate,
Before the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) Catholics approached Ecumenism (Christian Unity) with an apparent negativity. Non-Catholics were seen as in error. They needed to correct
In last month’s examination of the Catholic Mass, we come together as one during the Introductory Rite. Opening us to the Holy Trinity prepares us
St. Etheldreda (636–679) was a queen and a nun in England, 1500 years ago. Although her life looks completely dissimilar to modern lives, she faced
Last month, I shared a story with you about my father, a physician, who wrote “Anatomy of the Mass” before he died. For this project,
It does not take a bible scholar to guess that when I refer to a grouchy curmudgeon in service to God, I am thinking of
The death of a loved one is perhaps the most difficult of life’s circumstances. It’s a pain that never goes away. I know this for
There are few odder space exploration stories than the claim that six cosmonauts saw angels, and that the Soviet authorities covered it all up. What
I would like to share a story with you about my father. Dad was a physician and an agnostic for most of his life. It
Faith is a gift given by God, a gift we can nourish and help grow or a gift we can squander. The question arises whether
Last month I wrote about how many Catholic Churches are being vandalized or burned. While writing that article I began to reflect on another topic
One of my favorite internet memes, going quiet and then recurring over the years with a regularity Halley’s Comet might envy, goes something like this:
In my family’s backyard are five fig trees. My grandfather planted the first one about 50 years ago. The rest came from rooted cuttings of
“How can we reclaim our Catholic culture?” a friend asked recently. Like so many millennial Catholics, he wanted to offer his kids more than the
Most, if not all Christians, know about Jesus multiplying the loaves and fish. What many do not know, however, is that there were actually two
Several years ago in one of his many talks, Bishop Robert Barron remarked that a great retreat could be written on the questions asked by
Loyalty and disloyalty are familiar ideas. Employees who keep company secrets are loyal. Friends who gossip behind your back are disloyal. It is easy to