The Saints Reflect on the Most Holy Trinity
Today we are celebrating Trinity Sunday. As the Cathechism of the Catholic Church tells us in number 234: The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is...
Saint Benedict: Ora et Labora
Today is the feast of Saint Benedict (ca. 480-547), the father of Western monasticism and one of the main forces in preserving Western culture...
Bishop of Hippo, A Saint for All Time
A blessed memorial of the great Saint Augustine (354-430), bishop and doctor of the Church, and perhaps the greatest theologian in her history (although,...
Mediocrity and the Human Heart
I once read an article entitled, “The Devil Wants You to Settle in Your Relationship”; quite frankly, I do not think it could be...
Preaching the Primacy of the Family
It has always been difficult for the homilist to preach on the feast of the Holy Family. In the old days, the priest would...
Cobra Kai: A Nostalgic Adventure
Cobra Kai is the latest addition to the epic Karate Kid saga. It takes place 34 years (!!) after the 1984 All Valley Karate...
Impurity and Self-Idolatry
Our whole human condition is enlightened by understanding the addictive process that leads to impurity. In a sense, all sin is a form of...
Seventh Sunday and Forgiving What Seems Unforgiveable
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...
The Beginning of Wisdom
The book of Wisdom, which we begin reading today, is based on the insight that wisdom is different from knowledge. Anyone with brains can...
Is Religion a Burden?
Religion and philosophy share one precise goal: to explore and explain all the unseen causes behind the visible world of human experience. Philosophy seeks...
