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October 24, 2025

Just Trying to Be Good

Why is it so hard to be good? Don’t we sometimes have the impression that...

August 2025

August 18, 2025

The Narrow Door and the Acquired Taste of Heaven

This summer, I ate more mushrooms than I ever thought possible. I was staying at...

August 05, 2025

Staying Catholic in College: Five Tips for a Stronger Faith

As summer turns to fall, students are heading off to college, many for the first...

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...

July 2024

July 04, 2024

Faith, Luke Skywalker, and Trust

Faith is a completely different way to live our life and to perceive our surroundings....

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....

May 2024

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 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 12, 2024

The Pope On What Should Offend Us

We live in a world of people who enjoy being offended. The greatest sin is...

April 01, 2024

Running And Praying Go Together

Most of us have times when it's hard to pray. In this article, I want...

January 2024

January 24, 2024

Jesus Is More Powerful Than The Devil And We Can Trust Him

Jesus is more powerful than the Devil and we can trust Jesus always. One of...

January 22, 2024

The Protégé Effect: Augustine On Reading Scripture

The protégé effect is not a recent discovery. Saint Augustine taught it centuries ago. I...

January 17, 2024

A Saint at 24? Pier Giorgio and Jesus

A saint at 24? One Italian young man is on his way to sainthood, even...

January 15, 2024

Spiritual Direction: What To Say The First Time

Spiritual Direction wakes up a lot of feelings. If this is your first Spiritual Direction,...

January 06, 2024

How Augustine’s Response to Fundamentalism Helps Us Today

Augustine begins his prologue of De Doctrina Christiana addressing fundamentalism. Fundamentalism is present today in...