Once upon a time, there was a boy. He was a young boy, barely into the double digits. But he did a horrible thing and…
The most difficult lesson I have ever learned is, of course, love. All humans crave love. This desire manifests in all sorts of strange ways,…
The debate in favor of the sinlessness of Mary has ranged in degrees from befitting the Mother of the Lord to a necessity for our redemption. In meditating on this truth this morning, I tend toward the latter end of the spectrum, but either way the truth of this mystery follows logically from what is revealed of God. The key to the mystery is the free exercise of Mary’s will.
Do you recognize your own kind? To reject Mary is to reject heaven. People think in terms of dogma or doctrine as if it were…
I have heard a great deal of strangeness as a Catholic–in the local Catholic colleges, my local parish, even the diocesan office–that has been bewildering. …
OK, everyone, why all the pain, tragedy after tragedy, disappointment after disappointment? Why do so many lives sound like a country song? I’ve shared my…
Love has no vice. Love has no pride. Love cannot be arrogant, or inflated. Love is all gift. To be made perfect in love is…
I mentioned there is one law that governs heaven and that is the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. Now our Church…
What the enemy Loves Let’s argue ourselves stupid for the Kingdom Passive Christians Heterodoxy, heresy Status Quo Tolerance Compromise Comfortable Christianity Unbelief Lukewarmness Half-heartedness Professionals…
Demons have always been present in my journey of faith, from my teen years on. I’m from a city that prides itself on progressive liberalism….
