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March 2020

March 19, 2020

Hurting/Angry Over Mass Suspensions? Finding Spiritual Consolation in Times of Pandemic

It felt like a gut punch. This past week, the Ohio Bishops’ Conference, along with...

February 2020

February 16, 2020

Not a Gumball God – A Gospel Meditation for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

"I feel like I sacrifice everything for my kids, running them to all their activities,...

February 07, 2020

God Goes to Flavor Town – a Reflection for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?" How often do...

January 2020

January 24, 2020

The Ruler of Relationship: A Gospel Reflection for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” It's one of those...

January 03, 2020

Did Pope Francis Need To Apologize? (And What His Apology Can Teach Us)

Dr. Gregory K Popcak Pope Francis made the news New Years Eve for his...

November 2019

November 18, 2019

When Your Child Stops Believing

For most Catholic parents, nothing’s more important than raising our kids to be faithful, godly...

October 2019

October 14, 2019

Feeding Your Teenager’s Faith

Faith evolves in stages. Knowing how to foster your teenager’s faith begins with understanding the...

September 2019

September 11, 2019

Transmitting The Faith To Our School-Age Children

Teaching our kids how to pray and helping them develop a relationship with God can...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

The Symposium on Catholic Family Life and Spirituality

The Symposium on Catholic Family Life and Spirituality which concluded this past Sunday at Notre...

May 2019

May 08, 2019

Praying With Small Children

Praying with small children can be difficult. They tend to be wiggly and have short...

March 2019

March 05, 2019

How to Make The Most Out of Lent

Lent is upon us and many of us are still praying and thinking about what...

August 2018

August 14, 2018

Prayer Power – A New Study Reveals The True Meaning Of “The family That Prays Together, Stays Together.”

We’ve often heard the phrase “The family that prays together, stays together.” While this adage—originally...

March 2018

March 20, 2018

A Crisis of Authority: Humanae Vitae 50 Years Later

Guest post by Dave McClow, Pastoral Solutions Institute. In the spring of 1968, almost three...

November 2017

November 01, 2017

Virtue-Focused People Better Decision Makers, Study Says

It's common knowledge that people tend to be better at solving other people's problems than...

October 2016

October 11, 2016

When Every Child is Left Behind: Teaching “Stupid Faith”

My latest for OSV (online now and in the 10/16 print edition) Catholic children as...

August 2016

August 03, 2016

Only the Godless Die Young

With apologies to Billy Joel, new research from Harvard shows that, irrespective of the state...

July 2016

July 07, 2016

New Study Finds, “More Church = Less Porn”

From PsychCentral. A new study finds that attendance of religious services by young people is associated...

January 2016

January 12, 2016

Challenging the Atheist Narrative: Study Says Religious Faith Prevents Violence

For the study, 555 Palestinian adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 were presented...

May 2015

May 21, 2015

The Divine Human: New Age Blasphemy or Christian Destiny?

(The following is excerpted from my forthcoming book, Broken Gods: Hope, Healing, and the Seven...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Time Magazine, “The Hell You Say?”

Time Magazine recently reprinted an article from Patheos Progressive Christian Channel blogger, John Shore, titled What Christianity without...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

What Stage is Your Faith?

We have a tendency to think that faith is faith. But we all recognize that...

May 05, 2014

Faith, Spirituality, Belief, Religion…What’s the Difference?

From infancy, every human person has an innate sense that "there is something more than...

April 2014

April 01, 2014

Religion & Spirituality Affect Health in Different Ways

Are people who say they are "spiritual but not religious people" not as healthy as...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

This is Your Brain on Religion

Researchers from the National Institute on Aging and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, analyzed data collected...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Is Atheism A Mental Illness?

Sean Thomas at the London Telegraph seems to think so.... Thanks to a couple of surveys, it’s...

August 14, 2013

Blessed Are You When WLW Drive Time Hosts Persecute You?

Yesterday, I had an interview--actually, it was more like nuclear warfare--with Eddie Fingers and Tracy...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

The Marriage Debate: What NOT to Do (and What TO do instead)

There is really no way to put a smiley face on it. Yesterday's SCOTUS decisions dealt a serious blow...

June 19, 2013

Coming Wed on More2Life Radio: Raising Faithful Kids (Plus, Win a Free Book! Details Below)

Coming Wednesday on More2Life: Raising Faithful Kids--Every Catholic parent wants to raise faithful kids. Today,...

June 18, 2013

Will Your Kids Stay Catholic? (UPDATED)

Most parents hope that their adult children will remain in the faith in which they...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Can You Teach the Theology of the Body to a 10yo? Should you?

Catholic Patheosi, Elizabeth Husted Duffy, posts her suggestions on what a "true" sexual education out...