The expression “caught on the horns of a dilemma” derives from the undesirable situation of facing a charging bull and having to choose which horn to be gored upon. Life is full of such terrible […]

The fifty-year period between 1920 and 1970 was a golden age for the Catholic novel. Among the great novels published in that fertile period are Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter, Georges Bernanos’ The Diary of a Country […]

Lent is a time especially focused on conversion, on turning from sin and turning to God. Conversion, on the other hand, is not limited to one time or season. It is the ongoing work of […]

On December 20, 2002, I was at lunch in the papal apartment when the wide-ranging conversation John Paul II always encouraged took an unexpected turn, with the pope asking me how President Ronald Reagan was […]

School of Repentance – ‘What are you giving up for Lent?’ While the question might be common in many Christian circles, it seems that answers to it are, well, increasingly creative.” Lent and the Divine […]

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 […]

“What are you doing for Lent?” It’s a good question. Parents often ask their children. Friends ask each other. If we haven’t been preparing ourselves during the “pre-Lent” period found in many Catholic rites, we may well […]

I am a longtime fan of the Babylon Bee, which writes “satire about Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life,” I was more than amused by a recent headline that read, “Uh Oh: Saint Peter Starts Asking Everyone at Pearly […]

The ExCel Conference Centre near Canary Wharf in the East End of London was recently the location for two major conferences: the 2025 ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) event, and a Word on Fire conference […]