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November 2025

November 15, 2025

Beyond Left and Right: Catholic Church on Immigration

Because immigration touches on human dignity, labor, the family, and the common good, it resists...

October 2025

October 27, 2025

Contraception and Catholics

When Pope Paul VI published his encyclical Humanae Vitae, the world was stunned. Many expected...

September 2025

September 26, 2025

The Treasure Meant to Be Shared

We’ve all seen those cringeworthy videos where someone films himself “helping the poor” more for...

September 09, 2025

Jesus Going Viral

Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross – a feast that...

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...

September 04, 2025

“Close the Door and Pray”: Creating a Place to Meet God

Do you ever wish you had space to pray? I remember listening to a woman...

August 2025

August 21, 2025

Re-Centering Worship: Liturgical Combat of Clericalism

If clericalism arises when priests become the focus of worship, then a liturgical orientation that...

August 14, 2025

Beyond the Pulpit: Combating Clericalism through Synodality

“Clericalism” is a hot-button issue. Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis criticized clericalism. Clericalism is an...

August 11, 2025

Sometimes, You Just Feel Like Jeremiah

“Jeremiah” was one of my nicknames early on in my formation. A priest, whom I...

August 04, 2025

Making the Sign of the Cross – Even at McDonald’s

Do you bless your meal in public? I remember working at a Catholic Summer Camp...

May 2025

May 30, 2025

Eyes Up to Heaven: Ascension and the Question of Humanity

In The Bicentennial Man, a lifelike robot seeks recognition as human. After two centuries, it...

May 24, 2025

Church: Worship or Entertainment?

Few forms of entertainment beat professional sports. The amount of production that goes into a...

May 16, 2025

A Lion’s Roar and a Call for Peace

Lions only roar when they have to do so. Our new Holy Father has taken...

May 07, 2025

Grace of the Sacraments and the Beauty and the Beast

Unity and Communion: A Gospel Invitation Today’s Gospel (cf. Jn. 10:27-30) reveals the intimate union...

April 2025

April 19, 2025

Heaven, Hope, and Holiness

The Resurrection of Jesus that we celebrate on Easter calls us to have hope in...

April 14, 2025

Does God Suffer? What the Cross Really Reveals

Does God Suffer? Christ chose to suffer on the cross. This challenges our understanding of...

March 2025

March 07, 2025

God’s Voice or My Thoughts? 3 Ways to Discern in Prayer

Perhaps you have been in prayer and wondered whether God is talking to you or...

February 2025

February 28, 2025

The Power of Words: Do They Create or Reveal Reality?

Do words shape reality, or do they reveal it? In a world flooded with media,...

February 21, 2025

Turning the Other Cheek: Strength not Weakness

Are Christians supposed to be nice? Is that what it means to turn the other...

February 13, 2025

The Derry Girl Who Became a Saint

What does it take to become a saint? Sister Clare's life gives us some clues....

February 06, 2025

Boredom, De Foucauld, and the Greatest Show on Earth

P.T. Barnum was a man who seemed allergic to boredom. The musical “The Greatest Showman”...

February 01, 2025

Creatures of the Same God, Equal in Dignity

Jesus preached salvation to all. This is the basis of Catholic teaching that all...

January 2025

January 18, 2025

Intimacy with Christ and the Wedding at Cana

Belonging to Christ invites us to grow in intimacy with him. Last week, we celebrated...

January 04, 2025

Three Wise Men Teach Us To Be A Pilgrim

What does it mean to be a pilgrim? A pilgrimage is one of the great...

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...

December 20, 2024

Secular Culture and Popular Piety

As we get closer to Christmas, Jesus is inviting us to recognize the reality of...

December 13, 2024

Finding Meaning During Advent

What meaning does your life have? We are often unaware of how many lives we...

December 07, 2024

Escaping Noise to Find the Word

Noise can keep us from hearing what is most important. The noise of the world...

December 01, 2024

Advent is About Not Giving Up

Recently, I heard the story of Jason Evert’s recent trip to Australia. Jason is a...

November 2024

November 20, 2024

Daniel’s Dreams Prepare us for Christ the King

At the end of each liturgical year, the readings of the mass of Christ the...