I am going to step into this whole toxic male thing just to say this: If you are Catholic and want to raise a young man, teach him virtue. Teach him prudence so he knows how to be wise and forthright in his decision making. Teach him temperance so he...
The holiday season is an especially tempting time to liken God to Santa Claus. But God is not Santa Claus. Neither is he a system to be manipulated with just the right formula. God is personal, and prayer is about cultivating a relationship with Him. However, all relationships require some...
“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths,” St. John the Baptist said as he repeated Isaiah’s words. (Luke 3:4) John the Baptist calls us to prepare ourselves for the coming of the Lord and to be ready for Christ’s arrival, not only in a...
1) Shopping Do we really need more junk? I’m fed up with all the stuff we have. I can’t even think of anything to buy anybody. We have everything we need. Why are these storage places cropping up all over America? My wife helps old people downsize. It’...
A friend of mine approached me about what to do regarding strange noises in his summer dorm room. He was hesitant (and probably a bit skeptical, as a recent convert) to attribute this oddity to demons. He was not able to have a priest bless the space. His room was...
Throughout the Catholic Church’s history, the bodies of many saints were exhumed after death and found incorrupt. Normally after death, our bodies naturally decompose. As Genesis 3:19 says, “For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” However, there are saints who exhibited such holiness that God...
