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September 2025

September 04, 2025

Bridging the Chasm Between God and Man with the Cross

When Jesus tells us to carry our cross, it is because he knows that we...

December 2024

December 23, 2024

Indifference and the Mystery of the Incarnation

St. Alphonsus Liguori tells a story of St. Francis of Assisi. The indifference he found...

August 2024

August 23, 2024

Do You Feel At Home At Church?

Today’s first reading is about the Chosen People going home to the Promised Land and...

August 03, 2024

From the Mundane to the Sublime

Jesus was a master of taking the most mundane human experiences and using them to...

May 2024

May 29, 2024

Did Jesus Mean What He Said At The Last Supper?

My dad was a fastpitch softball pitcher and growing up, I spent many weekends accompanying...

May 22, 2024

From Bombs in Beirut to the Heavenly Jerusalem

Where do you look for a theologian to write about prayer? Pope John Paul II...

May 08, 2024

The “Other” Christians: Re-Examining the Reformation

Most Christians accept the Reformation as something necessary. However, it is a great tragedy in...

May 06, 2024

5 Reasons I Didn’t Become a Protestant

Between sophomore and junior year of high school, I transferred from a small Catholic school...

May 03, 2024

New Age Movement and Being Spiritual But Not Religious

The New Age Movement is one of the most powerful and surreptitious dangers to Catholics...

April 2024

April 26, 2024

Catholics, Culture, And Community

During the Second World War, Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, would gather...

April 24, 2024

Upping Your Game at Mass And Living the Offertory

Living the offertory of the Mass as a layperson can be challenging. Do you ever...

April 19, 2024

Death Squads, The Good Shepherd, And Fr. Stanley

We need a Good Shepherd, not a wolf in sheep’s clothing. We are plagued in...

April 12, 2024

Eucharistic Adoration and the Road to Emmaus

Jesus spoke the words of the Institution of the Eucharist and disappeared from their sight....

March 2024

March 30, 2024

Jesus’ Resurrection and the Laws of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics is a branch of physics which deals with the energy and work of a system....

March 20, 2024

Mystery Of The Mass

The Mass is a mystery. The word “mystery” comes from two Greek words meaning “to...

March 14, 2024

Mass Starts Before The Gospel – Arriving Late For Mass

“We’ll be there for the homily. What’s the big deal?” Brandon and his friend Dave...

March 12, 2024

The Search For What We Truly Want

I was able to see the recently released Cabrini movie and enjoyed it very much....

March 06, 2024

Why Do We Use Bread and Wine at Mass?

What are we really doing at Mass? Is it just a remembrance or are we...

March 04, 2024

Celebrating the Patroness of Immigrants on Women’s Day

The Catholic world is abuzz about the new movie Cabrini from Angel Studios. This year,...

March 04, 2024

Distracted During Mass? 3 Tips for a Cure

It is easy to feel distracted at Mass and this is frustrating because we know...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

Why Are There So Many Names for the Eucharist?

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet). Since...

February 21, 2024

Just a Symbol? How the Eucharist Brings Us To Jesus

To understand the sacrament of the Eucharist, it is important for us to understand symbols....

February 20, 2024

The Eucharist: Christ at the Center

The Eucharist has always been at the center of the faith in the Catholic Church....

February 19, 2024

Mass as a Memorial: Sacrament, Sign, Bond, and Banquet

The movie The Ultimate Gift tells the story of a young man who inherits a...

February 14, 2024

Prophet Elijah Prepares Us to Live a Prayerful Lent

Lent is upon us once again, with its three areas of focus comprising, prayer, fasting,...

February 12, 2024

Catholic Mass is Orthodox – Right Worship of the Father

If you ask people why they go to Mass, you are sure to get a...