When I first began my conversion, I thought that the greatest thing I could do for Christ was to evangelize by speaking the truth to others. I was wrong. Don’t get me wrong. Speaking this truth with words is extremely important. How can people know about truth unless...
Culture
Tune In To Attunement
Who would have thought that the Theology of the Body would be so practical in parenting—but it is. And we are not talking about sexuality here, but anthropology guided by Christian theology. One of the most important things to practice as a parent is doing what is...
TOB and Safety First?
We are a safety-obsessed culture. One need only recall the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic to see just how much people are willing to sacrifice for the cause of bodily health. Or consider how the phrase “safety is our top priority” is the standard jargon we...
Rejoicing In Boundaries
“Catholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground.” - G.K. Chesterton People in our culture today—and I am by no means excluding Catholics from this observation—are both fascinated and repulsed by the idea of boundaries. We abhor...
Roe No More
On June 24th, 2022 Roe V Wade was officially overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States.“Monica, pull over here. I want to buy something,” Norma McCorvey (“Roe” of Roe v. Wade) said to me as I was driving her back to Dallas after she had given an...
Jesus’ Sacred Heart
June is traditionally the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus comes to us most popularly through St. Margaret Mary Alacocque, a 17th century French nun. She experienced visions of Jesus in which He shared with her the...
Motherhood and Life: Gift or Right?
Our recent celebration of Mother’s Day and the Church’s dedication to Mary during May stand in a certain paradoxical contrast to the current media obsession regarding Roe v. Wade. That is, the contemporary public discourse seems to be almost exclusively rooted in a...
Salvation and Sacrament
Increasingly, we as a society are not at ease in our own bodies. In the last twenty years, the availability of computers, smart phones, and other “screens” have made it easier than ever to “connect” with others—indeed, to live—in complete physical isolation. At the...
Our Identity: Rooted in Gratitude
“What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me? … I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord.” (Ps. 116:12, 17)The American holiday of Thanksgiving is a wonderful reminder of...
The Beauty Beyond the Fall
Psalm 90:10 The days of our life are seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are strong; even then their span is only toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. This October marks ten years since I lost one...