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November 2024

November 08, 2024

Trust and Obedience: God Calls Us To Depend On Him

Today’s liturgy reminds us of the value of some everyday believers who gave everything they...

October 2024

October 23, 2024

How Galileo’s Science Helped Us Read the Bible Better

Scientists do science and theologians do theology, right? Galileo was one who broke the mold....

October 21, 2024

If You Had One Shot, What Would You Ask of Jesus?

Imagine you were sitting at a coffee shop and Jesus sat down in front of...

October 16, 2024

Getting to the Heart of Scripture With Galileo

Galileo's fascination with the stars prompted his interest in mathematics and Scripture. Beyond the science...

October 14, 2024

Can A True Disciple Stay in the Church?

What does it mean for us to be a disciple? Hopefully, we all want to...

September 2024

September 18, 2024

5 Things You May Not Know About the Liturgy of the Hours

I have met many young people who want to grow deeper in their prayer life...

September 09, 2024

Discovering Jesus at the Beatification of Pope John Paul II

Today’s Gospel shows the disciples speaking with Jesus, getting to the heart of the question...

September 04, 2024

If God Wrote the Bible, Why Are There Errors?

One of the great challenges when we begin to read the Bible is discovering what...

September 02, 2024

God Opens Our Ears Before He Opens Our Mouths

God opens our ears before he opens our mouths. The order of these actions is...

August 2024

August 28, 2024

Spiritual Decontamination

Today’s liturgy invites us to purify our hearts and make sure that they are centered...

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 16, 2024

Lawrence of Arabia and the Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Forsake foolishness and advance in understanding (cf. Proverbs 9:6). Lawrence of Arabia is known as...

August 09, 2024

What Do You Do When You Doubt?

Something that everyone of faith has to deal with is doubt. It is a ubiquitous...

July 2024

July 12, 2024

Overcoming Three Obstacles to Evangelization

Evangelization is a hot topic. Should we evangelize? The biggest argument in favor is that...

June 2024

June 28, 2024

Restoring Order and Peace

Suffering and peace go together, though not always right away. I remember when I was...

June 20, 2024

Jesus Cares

We can all feel like the disciples in the boat who cross the sea with...

June 19, 2024

But First, Let Me Thank God

Game 5 of the NBA Finals 2024 seemed more like a coronation ceremony for the...

June 13, 2024

Called to Grow: Jesus and the Mystery of the Kingdom of God

Jesus wants us to understand the Kingdom of God. He knows that it is hard...

June 10, 2024

What Is Mortal Sin?

Mortal sin is deadly sin. When we look at what sin is, we recognize that...

June 07, 2024

The Devil, Division, and Us

Division is rampant in our world. When I read today’s Gospel, I feel that it...

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 20, 2024

Secularism and the Death of Dialogue

Secularism has made great inroads in American society, to the point that when a Catholic...

May 17, 2024

3 Ways the Spirit Helps Us in Spiritual Warfare

Augustine began to really change his mind about Christianity upon hearing the discourses of St....

May 13, 2024

Until The Churches Are Full

Christian churches in America have a real estate problem. We have more space than people....

May 10, 2024

Growing Love by Degrees: Lessons from a Medieval Monk

That a monk wants to teach us to love clashes with our modern sensitivities. But...

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...

May 01, 2024

Roots of the Radicalization of the Protestant Reformation

What is the difference between Catholicism and Protestant Christianity? To summarize it in one phrase,...

April 2024

April 29, 2024

Artificial Intelligence, Pope Francis, and the G7

Artificial intelligence is a hot topic and Pope Francis has spoken about it frequently lately....

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...