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July 10, 2024

Why Did the Saints Suffer So Much?

Many people today are turned off by the idea of having to suffer for the...

May 2024

May 01, 2024

6 Things You Can Actually Do to Help a Homeless Person

Have you ever felt guilty whenever you encounter a beggar or a homeless person? What...

April 2024

April 24, 2024

Do You Have a Religion of Fear?

Fear is a word that seems incompatible with faith. When you have faith, you focus...

February 2024

February 14, 2024

Is God’s Forgiveness Conditional?

I can't remember how many articles I have written so far about forgiveness. But I...

January 2024

January 24, 2024

4 Reasons Why We May Feel So Lonely Today

Sometimes I feel as though loneliness is a kind of sickness that has spread in...

January 10, 2024

What the Eight Beatitudes Mean for Our World Today

The Eight Beatitudes preached by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount probably contain some...

December 2023

December 20, 2023

Can Poor People Still Be Happy?

Have you ever seen poor people who are happy? I see them every day in...

December 13, 2023

Why It Makes Sense To Give Until It Hurts

“I must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This...

November 2023

November 22, 2023

Does God Appreciate What We Do?

Too often, people are not ashamed to say unkind words to others. More and more...

November 10, 2023

Why Is There So Much Hatred for Evil and So Little Love for Good?

Have you ever wondered why many people today don’t listen to Christians who want to...

November 08, 2023

Inspiring Lessons for Our Time From “All the Light We Cannot See”

“All the Light We Cannot See” is a four-part miniseries from Netflix based on the...

November 06, 2023

Is It a Sin Even if You Don’t Hurt Anyone?

I think one reason why there is so much confusion in the world today is...

November 03, 2023

Can You Hold a Sinner’s Sorrow in Your Heart?

We live in a world that has grown dim and cold. It has forgotten how...

October 2023

October 27, 2023

How Love Defines Our Pro-Life or Pro-Choice Perspective

I think it’s fair to say that whatever the religious belief of a mother was,...

October 23, 2023

Was It Foolish for the Rich Man To Think About Retirement?

If I were to be honest with myself, I can see that I'm often no...

October 09, 2023

Why God Did Not Choose To Love Us From Afar

Many times, as we watch television or look at our computer screens, we watch suffering...

October 06, 2023

What Relationships Need In Order Not To Die

Have you ever thought about your long-term relationships? You may have a spouse you have...

September 2023

September 13, 2023

What if You’re Married to a Non-Catholic?

As we live more and more in a Non-Catholic and secular world, we may be...

September 02, 2023

Are We Living in an Age of Rudeness?

Have you ever noticed how rudeness seems to be so common these days? We see...

August 2023

August 23, 2023

What Are the 3 Types of Loneliness in a Relationship?

Loneliness does not end when you finally find a partner in life. On the contrary,...

August 16, 2023

4 Things That Toxic People Can Teach Us

You may have heard of the term “toxic people” when it comes to relationships. In...

July 2023

July 26, 2023

A Warning to Self-Righteous Christians Who Lack Humility

I am grateful for the indescribable blessing of being a Christian. But I can't help...

June 2023

June 21, 2023

How Do You Love Your Enemies When You Don’t Feel Like Doing So?

One of the hardest things we’d ever learn from Christ is to love our enemies....

June 07, 2023

If Love Is Gentle and Kind, Why Are So Many Christians Rude?

I can’t help but notice many of the fierce comments Christians make over social media....

May 2023

May 25, 2023

Can You Imagine the Ecstasy of the Holy Saints?

There is a famous sculpture in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome...

May 20, 2023

Why Do We Need God To Mend Our Broken Hearts?

One of the most painful things we could ever experience is to have a broken...

April 2023

April 29, 2023

Are You Ready for the Hour of Your Death?

With the current progress in science and artificial intelligence, I often read about predictions that...

April 21, 2023

Is Christianity All About Suffering?

If there is anything wrong with how Christianity is sometimes preached today, perhaps it is...

April 17, 2023

When You Can’t Go to Confession, How Do You Obtain God’s Mercy?

Why is it so hard to receive God’s forgiveness? Have you ever felt yourself asking...

April 14, 2023

The Problem With Mortal Sin

When someone commits a murder, one instantly know that one has done something wrong. To...