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The Trend of Silence
In recent years, I have twice been blessed to be able to walk a long portion of the thousand-year-old pilgrimage to Camino de Santiago in Spain. Part of the Camino’s...
The Trend of Silence
In recent years, I have twice been blessed to be able to walk a long portion of the thousand-year-old pilgrimage to Camino de Santiago in Spain. Part of the Camino’s...
How Do We Know the Bible Is the Word of God?
We know the Bible is the word of God because the Church has consistently taught that it is—and we have the promise of Jesus himself that he would preserve the...
How Do We Know the Bible Is the Word of God?
We know the Bible is the word of God because the Church has consistently taught that it is—and we have the promise of Jesus himself that he would preserve the...
Why Weekday Mass Doesn’t Fulfill Sunday Obligation
I consider myself very fortunate to have attended Catholic grade school as I was growing up. The school did exactly what it was supposed to do in my life: be...
Why Weekday Mass Doesn’t Fulfill Sunday Obligation
I consider myself very fortunate to have attended Catholic grade school as I was growing up. The school did exactly what it was supposed to do in my life: be...
Sing for the Love of God (Insights from St. Aug...
According to St. Augustine, whose feast day we celebrate today, songs of worship—and all forms of worship—are primarily about God whom we are worshipping. My last post pointed out that...
Sing for the Love of God (Insights from St. Aug...
According to St. Augustine, whose feast day we celebrate today, songs of worship—and all forms of worship—are primarily about God whom we are worshipping. My last post pointed out that...
A Sinner’s Guide to Catholic Prayer
When I was little I learned to pray before bedtime: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before...
A Sinner’s Guide to Catholic Prayer
When I was little I learned to pray before bedtime: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before...
Reunion with God through Reconciliation
I have long believed the greatest gift God has ever given us—next to his son—is our life. Yet, the ability to breathe and blink is not the full extent of...
Reunion with God through Reconciliation
I have long believed the greatest gift God has ever given us—next to his son—is our life. Yet, the ability to breathe and blink is not the full extent of...