Gift Guide: For the woman who is always busy
I've been checking out gift guides lately. They range from the utterly ridiculous (for those who have everything) to the downright practical (for those who...
2nd Sunday of Advent: The call to conversion
John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Mk 1:4).
The Gospel of the Mass on this...
First Sunday of Advent: Sacred Liturgy
Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand (Is...
By Reason Alone: Assembling the great puzzle
By Reason Alone: Assembling the Great Puzzle
by Jacek Bacz
Justin Press, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-98131-844-8
At the start of this rewarding book Jacek Bacz states that it is...
Should women work?
I’m pretty passionate when it comes to certain issues. In my (online) travels I get to read all sorts of articles and posts, but...
33rd Sunday: The duty of talent
So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober (1 Thes 5:6).
As we approach the end...
All Souls Day: holy souls in Purgatory
I am the resurrection and the Life, says the Lord. Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, will live, and everyone who lives...
Dracula Untold: Fallen man, the tragic hero
It is perpetually wonderful to me how much truth can find its way into secularists’ stories. Dracula Untold, Universal’s newest origins story, is a...
30th Sunday: We will not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets (Mt 22:40).
Our Gospel text contains what is sometimes referred to as the Great Commandment,...
Sugar and fat and carbs. Oh my!
At a restaurant the other day, I couldn’t help but notice a couple beside us stuffing themselves silly with everything I love—fat, sugar, carbs, and...
