For most of the Irish, the events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are difficult to comprehend. The scale of national devastation that transpired seems
On February 18, 2026 the Forty Days of Lent begin, leading the faithful into days of prayer and fasting prior to Easter Sunday. Even observing
An Analysis in Light of the Spiral of Silence In the grand Hall of Benedictions, before an assembly of diplomats representing the Vatican, Pope Leo
The words from your dating journal are a window into your heart where God can shower You with His love and blessings.
The twentieth century was fully consecrated by Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This benediction began a few years earlier with the marvelous apparition
I was born in 1959, while my bride of nearly four decades was born in 1960. It is flabbergasting to now find that some of
I will have another interview with a Catholic artist for you all next month. This month, as we step into Lent, my conversation with Leon
Being unashamed and dying to self means putting God first in our lives, others second, and ourselves last.
Recently I was feeling a bit dejected. Some of the decisions I made in my role as a husband and father did not go well,
As the purple-veiled doors of Lent swing open, the Church invites us to journey deeper into the heart of Christ. For many, these forty days
Classical thermodynamics… is the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced… will never be overthrown (Albert Einstein). CONVERSION FROM SCIENTISM My conversion
Therefore, we must maintain great stillness of mind, even in the midst of our struggles. We shall then be able to distinguish between the different
Athletes and Catholics are similar in that they have two main seasons – pre-season and in-season. In this analogy, the liturgical year periods of Christmas,
The parish I belong to sends out weekly reflections that often provide food for thought. Once in a while, however, a reflection offers up a
Dear friends, brothers and sisters in nation-building, In the heart of the Italian Renaissance—an era celebrated for its earthly artists and political machinations—a different kind
Part I– In every age, the eternal invitation resounds: we are called to be saints. Part II Seven Virtues That Shape the Path to Holiness
It is often said that every priest has only one homily. Beneath the humor or the eyes drawn to his written text lies something profoundly
The just completed Super Bowl featured a contest between two very different opponents vying to become the latest NFL Champion. However, the game’s halftime show
the devil, in order to disturb your soul that it may not enjoy such great blessings, will suggest a thousand false fears, and will also
January 25th is an unusual date in the history of the Church. Normally, the church remembers saints on the death days, sometimes on birth days
In 1864 Pope Pius IX rejected the view that: the Church ought to be separated from the State. (Syllabus of Errors 55) In 1965 Vatican
What people perceive as truth draws them in every age. We may admire beauty, crave goodness, or pursue power, but truth has a peculiar magnetism
