An exhortation to develop an interior life or to deepen one’s relationship with Jesus—is, in and of itself, good. Yet, simply attempting to persuade someone
Introibo ad altare Dei, ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. “I will go in unto the Altar of God, to God, Who giveth joy to my
At the risk of stereotyping, most Christian pop music tends to be upbeat. There is a fair bit of exuberance and praise. My experience is
If I had not been working for several organisations in the USA for the past six years I might have thought Archbishop Vigano’s letters referred
The New Year is the perfect time to set goals and accomplish tasks that have been sitting on the back burner of our minds. Many
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God
Need a challenge for Advent? How about memorizing the Litany of Loreto? Since the 16th Century the faithful have prayed this exquisitely beautiful litany in
Both normal and morbid curiosity can prompt our desire to know the mysterious details of unknown secrets. It often depends on the source we seek
Pope Francis says clericalism is the cause of the clergy sex abuse scandals. Cardinal Burke contends that the cause is immoral homosexual activity. Who is
My scariest dreams always involve Satan. The most memorable among them was the shortest dream I have ever experienced. In my dream I was lying
I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I
Many of us remember the total chaos that erupted after the contested Bush-Gore election in November of 2000. Our country was gripped by what
How Is That possible? St. Ignatius of Loyola is well-known for praying the Anima Christi prayer. Although he did not author it, Ignatius included and referenced the
When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, do we realize that it is the most perfect prayer? After all, this prayer was given to us by
For twenty years of my life – from age seventeen to thirty-seven – I struggled with an addiction to nicotine. It was an on-again, off-again
As Catholics, we are called to build an open door to our church, a door that both invites others to enter into our fellowship
By the time this article is released I will have celebrated my first anniversary of priestly ordination. The gift of the priesthood and my consecrated
These Things Are Unspeakable When the political philosopher Edmund Burke wrote: “These things are unspeakable, but I cannot remain silent,” he could well have been
I recently watched a movie about the life of St. Joseph of Cupertino, the Franciscan friar and mystic famed for levitating while praying or offering
The Church is God’s temple on earth, and believers are the living stones that form that holy house. We have been called to follow our
Who is to say that God does not put you or me, and no other, specifically at a scene for the very purpose of saying
After roughly three years of public ministry, Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a mountain and revealed His glory to them. They had spent