The Wisdom of the Theresas in Times of Adversity
To help us during struggles and challenges in life, Our Lord has given us the great Theresas: St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower,...
Healing the Blind, That We All May See
Although we have been dispensed from attendance at Holy Mass because of the pandemic, it would be good to read the lessons of the...
A Catholic Response to the Transgender Moment
The Catholic doctrine of the imago Dei - that man is made in the very ‘image of God’ - looks perhaps simple at first...
Ite Ad Joseph, the Mighty and Provident
The strong and silent saint from the Gospel, is a fitting one for our troubled times: The husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster...
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...
Pius XII – The Final Chapter?
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against...
A Reflection on the suspension of Sunday Masses on the Third Sunday in Lent,...
O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts (Ps. 95).
The Responsorial Psalm of the Mass on this third Sunday...
The physical effects of the scourging and crucifixion of Jesus
Much has been written about the physical and psychological effects of the crucifixion of Jesus, often by surgeons, psychiatrists, and other doctors. While well-intentioned,...
The Devil’s Deathly Dominion
Physician-turned-author Walker Percy’s final novel, The Thanatos Syndrome, published in 1987, tells the odd tale of a town wherein the ‘elites’ are devolving -...
Life Is Fragile, So Use The Good Dishes
One of the greatest lessons learned during my nursing career is the fragility of human life. Many times when a patient and their loved...