Forgive our Sins as We Forgive
I’ve been hearing confessions, now, for over fifty years, and I have noticed that there is one sin that comes up more than any...
Robin Hood “telling his beads”: A Catholic reflection on the prince of thieves
The legends of Robin Hood and his Merry Men exert a near universal appeal, and have done so for generations. From ballads to books...
Totalitarian Media
There are two primary things that totalitarian regimes seek to control, and whose take-over are themselves a sign of creeping totalitarianism in any society:...
Eternal (not Universal) Salvation Is Our Greatest Hope
Not long ago a theologian within the Eastern Orthodox tradition named David Bentley Hart released a new book entitled Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation...
Truthful Repentance
Our Lady of Sorrows is a fitting memorial at this time in the Church’s history which, to put things in rather banal terms, is...
On Martyrdom and True Religious Freedom
Carl Sundell has a very a propos article today in Catholic Insight on the remarkable Frank Sheed (+1982), a Catholic lay apologist who emphasized...
Wheat and Tares
“Heaven” should not be understood only in the sense that it towers above us, because this infinite space also takes the form of human...
Questions from Minneapolis
The recent shooting of pupils and elderly parishioners during morning Mass at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis has raised many questions. Some...
Christ, Both New and Old
Today’s Gospel reminds us vividly that the teaching of Jesus was new, as fresh as new wine. One must wonder, however, precisely in what...
Blessed Bartolomeo Longo – From Satanist to Saint
Besides being the memorial of Saint Faustina Kowalska, on October 5th is also the commemoration of Blessed Bartolmeo Longo (1841 - 1926). Fitting, since...
