Union General and future President Ulysses S. Grant was absolutely correct when he described war as Hell, a literal place of fire and brimstone. I have already explored the reasons there have been very few years in history when the world was not...
Once upon a time there was a woman who was very proud of the fact that she greatly wanted peace in the world and an end to all warfare and violence, crime, family divisions, hunger, poverty, disease, and every other problem afflicting humanity. She...
We cry out for spiritual guidance on moral issues that, though not unique to our time, are different in many ways from the past. Of course, the Bible and Church provide guidance, but it would be even more helpful if Jesus were still walking among us...
We cry out for spiritual guidance on moral issues that, though not unique to our time, are different in many ways from the past. Of course, the Bible and Church provide guidance, but it would be even more helpful if...
At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. We should not have any trouble believing that Jesus is crying inside; that...
Union General and future President Ulysses S. Grant was absolutely correct when he described war as Hell, a literal place of fire and brimstone. I have already explored the reasons there have been very few years in...
Once upon a time there was a woman who was very proud of the fact that she greatly wanted peace in the world and an end to all warfare and violence, crime, family divisions, hunger, poverty, disease, and every other...
The expression “pity party” gained widespread use during the latter part of the twentieth century. Perhaps you’ve been to one, as I know I have. With just one attendee, it is a party where we dwell upon our own...
Union General and future President Ulysses S. Grant was absolutely correct when he described war as Hell, a literal place of fire and brimstone. I have already explored the reasons there have been very few years in...
We cry out for spiritual guidance on moral issues that, though not unique to our time, are different in many ways from the past. Of course, the Bible and Church provide guidance, but it would be even more helpful if...
“Back in Chicago, in 1933, city officials and reporters waited for the arrival of that year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner. When he stepped off the train, they were impressed by this 6’4” man with bushy hair and a large...
Yes, as a Catholic, I find the annual observance of “Pride Month” difficult. The rainbow given to Noah after the flood (Genesis 9:13-17) is now closely associated with political, cultural, and ideological movements that...
A religion teacher in a Catholic high school had been talking to her students about the Holy Trinity, and at the end of the class period she gave them an assignment. They had to write their answers to the question...
“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” This most powerful statement made by Jesus about the extent of our Father’s...
When Catholics speak of prayer, we often refer to our practice of praying the Rosary, or the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, or praying before the Blessed Sacrament, or Sunday worship, or our penitential requirements, or our...
A simple, inescapable statement gleaned from today’s gospel passage (John 20:19-23): every single aspect of our life, at all levels, from the biological to the supernatural, is brought into existence and to action by...
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