Listening: A Gift We Can Give Others in Our Journey Through Advent
Here is my column in The Catholic Voice on Advent and listening to others in pain. “As every year comes to a …
Category Archives: Spirituality
Fidelity to Christ Transcends Politics
Here is my column in The Catholic Voice on looking past this election. “The election is upon us, and if the news reports …
“Merciful Like the Father” What is the Jubilee of Mercy?
Here is a piece I wrote on the Year of Mercy for The Catholic Answer, the magazine for Our Sunday Visitor. …
St. Teresa Benedicta: Patron of Culture
Today is the feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein. The broader strokes of …
Social Teaching of Church Rooted in Each Person’s Call to Salvation
Here is my column in The Catholic Voice on the importance of keeping Christ at the center of any work and talk about Catholic …
Book Brings Focus to Acts of Love
Here is my column in The Catholic Voice on the wisdom of Servant of God Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan. “It is February and …
A Note About the Growing Confusion & Church Teaching
A friend brought to my attention a piece by the well-respected Dr. William Oddie, which can be found here. Its title, …
It May Be Irrational, But It’s Human
I begin with this piece on an experiment on “magical thinking.” Rationalists, always so optimistic about how rational human beings want to …
Lest the Cross Be Emptied of Its Power
While working on some other project I was skimming through Pope St. John Paul II’s wonderful work Veritatis splendor. The …
Mary, Mother of God
Today is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It is the Octave of Christmas, the eighth day. It is …
“The Urging of Christ’s Love” Now for Sale
Here it is: my first book The Urging of Christ’s Love: The Saints and the Social Teaching of the Catholic …
Life, Dignity and Disability
The audio of my presentation on Saint Germaine Cousin of Pibrac is now available for purchase from St. Joseph Media. …
Reclaiming a Sense of the Faith
Here’s my piece at The Catholic Answer on the New Evangelization.
St. Germaine and the Healthy Life
Here is piece on St. Germaine Cousin for the Truth and Charity Forum run by Human Life International (HLI).
Heaven Meets Earth: Watch This
Airing this Tuesday April 30th, 2013 on EWTN at 6:30 ET/5:30 CT is the story of a parish on the …