The Higher Gifts- Why These Virtues Are Theological
How often it is that teachers learn as much from the lesson as the students do? Preparing for RCIA class last month, I read over
How often it is that teachers learn as much from the lesson as the students do? Preparing for RCIA class last month, I read over
The New Year brings a fresh start for many different areas of life. It is also a great chance to kickstart a more valiant spiritual
In 1980 singer-songwriter Mac Davis released a song titled “It’s Hard to be Humble.” The title of this article is the first line of the
By Thomas McKenna It’s hard to think of a more marvelous saint than the foster father of Jesus, Saint Joseph. The Virgin Mary’s holiness, of
The classical four cardinal virtues are prudence, justice, courage, and temperance. It has often been claimed that the lynchpin of these virtues is justice. Justice
In titling this post I was primarily thinking of my own experience, specifically with regards to this awful-lousy-no-good-whole-food-plant-based diet I’ve been trying out. My intentions
Television and social media are not evil in themselves. However, we need to be wary of the purpose behind what we watch or interact with,
So many people, it seems, are trading the eternal joys of the “hereafter” for the temporary pleasures of the “here and now.” I myself am
Since returning to active ministry after my leg amputation last year, I made a commitment to go to the gym regularly. I need to strengthen
How do we hold onto our sense of internal peace when we feel that our world is being turned upside down, shaking our core beliefs
What is virtue? The Oxford English Dictionary defines virtue as “behaviour showing high moral standards”; with an article (that is, “a virtue” or “the virtue”),
Readers of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings will notice that the story is haunted by memories of Middle Earth’s past and that its
The first Army Medal of Honor was awarded in 1863 to Private Jacob Parrott in the Civil War. Typically, when we think of Medal of
In considering the good and evil in the world, it is not apparently obvious that the wicked actually play a role in our salvation. I
Human experimentation is being widely conducted today both in the narrow, scientific sense, such as in the CRISPR gene editing program, and in the broader,
It may be spring according to the calendar, but here in Western New York, next to the giant cooler that is the frozen Great Lakes,
Suppose you were to see a boy or young man wearing a shirt which boldly proclaimed, “51% Gentleman, 49% Bastard.” What would be your reaction?
I heard a nurse speak about her missionary work in Africa. She worked in several former Portuguese colonies, such as Cape Verde, and was telling
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
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When people hear the term Kung Fu they probably think of the martial arts and guys like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, or even the
Living in this fallen world we all desire, deep in our hearts, to help, to heal, to restore what has been lost since leaving Eden.