The Difference between Knowing the Path and Walking the Path
One of my favorite action movies of all time is the 1999 film The Matrix. The plot centers on a grou...
A Scriptural Way of Communicating with God
Do you ever feel like prayer is a one-sided communication? Does it seem like you do all the talking...
The Joy of Salvation
This year’s refrain for the Responsorial Psalm for the Second Sunday of Advent was “The Lord has don...
How to Appreciate Mary’s Immaculate Conception
On December 8, the universal Church celebrates with great joy and solemnity the Feast of the Immacul...
Avoiding the Sin of Rash Judgment
St. John teaches us in his first epistle, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the t...
Infirmity of the Soul
There was once a man who knew he was ill but had no idea that his illness was terminal and fatal. O...
O Brother, Why Art Thou?
First, the questions: Is a hero someone to be admired, or someone to be imitated? If someone l...
The Gift of Prayer
Unfortunately, as Bishop Sheen once noted, many people approach prayer as if it were a parachute. Th...
The Problem of Evil
Abortion, pornography, homosexual unions, war… It’s obvious that evil exists in the world today. Jus...
The Presence of Mary Changes Things
When the Israelite people longed for the coming of the Messiah and the blessings that He would bring...