One of the accusations most often leveled against Catholics is that we are “intolerant.” The world calls us intolerant because we don’t accept everything people do without question or protest. It’s a somewhat bitter irony […]
The Season of Easter is a certainly a time to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. But it is also a time to take a fresh and very serious look at what it means to be […]
” On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to […]
The problem of suffering is one that has plagued and haunted humanity since the Fall of our first parents. Suffering prompts in the heart of man a visceral reaction, as well as a simple yet […]
“Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.’” —Luke 1:38 Today, especially in those communities within the Church in which the new evangelization is […]
“God spoke further to Moses: ‘Go and gather the elders of the Israelites, and tell them, The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has appeared to me and […]
“He will not contend or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to […]
The celebration of Christmas has a way of amplifying our ordinary family experience. For a loving and harmonious family, Christmas tends to be the time when its familial bonds are tightened. The members of such […]
“For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sake he became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich.” — 2 Corinthians 8:9 A […]
“This life was the light of the human race.” — John 1:4 If by profession or hobby you are a speleologist, then you probably already know that Vietnam is home to the world’s largest cave, called […]
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