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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...

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 11, 2025

Sometimes, You Just Feel Like Jeremiah

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

August 01, 2025

Greed is Never Satisfied: Jesus vs. Gordon Gekko

The first time I read D.H. Lawrence’s “Rocking Horse Winner” about greed, it left a...

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 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 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”...

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...

October 2024

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 02, 2024

Do You Have a 50% Chance of Divorce?

The people Jesus was addressing in the Gospel had a fixed mindset regarding marriage and...

August 2024

August 28, 2024

Spiritual Decontamination

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

June 2024

June 03, 2024

3 Reasons To Put Off Getting Married

There is a certain amount of “sunk cost” in any relationship that has turned sour....

March 2024

March 08, 2024

Evangelization at its Finest, From Curiosity to Conversion

When we see Jesus spend an entire night with Nicodemus, we remember that he calls...

February 2024

February 26, 2024

Talking to God and Your Spouse About Your Parenting Style

What would you do to save your child? Perhaps one of the most extreme examples...

February 07, 2024

World Marriage Sunday – Celebrating a Beautiful Vocation

We are celebrating World Marriage Sunday, an international celebration promoted particularly well by the Catholic...

January 2024

January 30, 2024

Temperament And How It Can Help Your Marriage Flourish

Temperament is part of who we are as people. Getting to know your own and...

January 23, 2024

5 Tips for Discussing Finances During Your Engagement

“I’m done. I want a divorce.” His words came like a bucket of ice water....

January 16, 2024

Contemplating Your Spouse With God’s Eyes: Key To Happiness

Contemplating your spouse with God's eyes is one of the greatest keys to success in...

January 11, 2024

Love Builds Security: Follow God’s Plan For Marriage

Love builds security. Follow God's plan for marriage. One of my discoveries about human behavior...

January 01, 2024

Starting Anew, In Christ, Under The Maternal Gaze Of Mary

We are starting anew. We enter the New Year with hope and expectation. There is...