A Catholic Scientist Champions the Shroud of Turin
The 'Shroud of Turin', widely held as the very burial sheet of Our Lord, imprinted miraculously with the image of His own body, will...
Seventh Sunday and Forgiving What Seems Unforgiveable
Iâve been hearing confessions now for over fifty years, and I have noticed that there is one sin that comes up more than any...
Women’s Finals and the Perils of Groupthink
By now, avid sports fans throughout the Western world and anyone who follows the news regularly, will have heard of Serena Williamsâs blow-up at...
Divine Mercy Sunday and the Pierced Side of Christ
âReach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believeâ⊠âMy Lord and my God!â (Jn. 20:18)).
Today is Divine...
Justice in the Prodigal Son
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with...
Setting Our Faces Like Flint and Bearing Fruit
âIt was not you who chose me, says the Lord, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit...
Hebrew Names
For anyone who knows Hebrew, reading the Bible must have an element of fun, something like solving a puzzle. For the names all mean...
Sloth and the Vagabond Mind
(by Father Scott Murray)
A few days ago, I joined a high school class discussing âdigital footprintsâ. The teacher asked them to list some âconsâ of...
Truth Under Assault
The Denial of Truth
We live in an era where the denial of not only the ability to discern what is true from what...
Fourth Sunday and the Spirit of Advent
The figures of Advent we have met in the liturgy are the prophet Isaiah, John the Baptist and now, on the fourth Sunday, Our...
