On September 13, 1843, Our Lord spoke to the heart of a Carmelite nun in the city of Tours, France. Jesus told her that He was calling her to a program of reparation for sins […]
Today is the anniversary of the death of Karol Wojtyla. Not of Pope John Paul the Great but of his father, Karol Wojtyla, senior. I also learned today—coming to the realization about four years too […]
The story recounted in today’s Gospel (Mark 6:17-29) is a familiar one for people with a more than passing acquaintance with Our Lord’s life. If we do not know it from the pages of the […]
For the past twenty-five years, John Kraemer has shared the Catholic Faith in a unique way: through LEGO bricks. I recently had the opportunity to ask him about his “Lego Church Project” and why he […]
A while ago, my wife and I were trying to find a movie that we hadn’t seen before. We settled on the film Molokai (1999). Though I had heard of Fr. Damien before and had […]
Today (February 17) the Church celebrates an unusual feast on her calendar. Usually when several people are celebrated on the same day on the calendar, they are a group of martyrs, like St Paul Miki […]
A few weeks ago, the priest gave me the most memorable advice that I’ve heard in the confessional in a long time. I had finished recounting my sins, and, before absolution, Father made this observation: […]
On November 7th, the citizens of Ohio vote on Proposal 1. If passed, this proposal will enshrine unrestricted abortion within the state’s constitution. The culture of death has pulled out all the stops in their […]
Any time I turn on the news or check social media, everyone is talking about the conflict between Hamas and Israel that began last weekend. Many are calling the violence and death wrought by Hamas […]
“By envy of the devil, death entered the world.” With this verse, the book of Wisdom (2:24) gives a deep glimpse into the mystery of the Fall. Genesis tells us why Adam and Eve sinned—the […]
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