Conformity to God, Not To the World
The godless say, ‘let us wait for the righteous one, who makes life inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; who reproaches us for...
The Perpetual Power of the Holy Rosary
(Eph 6:12) "For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this...
Thoughts on a Pestilence
Let’s see.
Housebound by this COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos. Probably more than reasonable people might consider healthy. Nevertheless, this...
A Full Glimpse of Fulton J. Sheen
Destined to become the most famous American Catholic of the 20th century, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) was born on a farm near El...
Troublesome Technology and the Modesty of Mixed Doubles
I suppose I should wish everyone a joyous and restful Family Day, but I have a strong, almost knee-jerk, reaction to State-mandated holidays, regardless...
Joseph the Image of God the Father and Patris Corde
On this second anniversary of the publication of Patris Corde, one year after the conclusion of the Year of Saint Joseph and on the...
Christianity, Islam and Atheism
The Arab world before Mohamed was dominated by a polytheism that was slowly evolving toward monotheism. That polytheism included the supreme god among all...
What Are the Laity to do Without the Mass?
Lord, we are the least of all the nations, now we are despised throughout the world, today, because of our sins. We have at...
Was Bertrand Russell Happy?
Everyone wants to know what happiness is and how to get it.(*) The philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was no exception. He first published his...
Why is There a Pope?
"I pray that you will be one as I and the Father are one." John 17:21
A Protestant friend of mine once asked why Catholics...
