Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has frequently spoken out against "clericalism", which he views as one of the preeminent ...

I think in all my years of blogging this has been the first where I have been delinquent publishing my happy New Year post. Mea culpa! It...

This December I have been remembering my first Christmas as a Christian. It was Christmas of 1999. I had only come to Christ scarcely two mo...

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Fellowship of the Ring , the first installment in the legendary Lord of the Rings f...

Do you struggle with discouragement from habitual sin? For many Catholics this is a huge problem. There is a pattern we tend to fall into: w...

A few months ago I posted an appeal for donations in conjunction with the fourteenth year anniversary of this blog. The purpose of the appe...

It is mid-November, and the Church is contemplating the Last Things. There is a really awful strain of thought out there when it comes to de...

When I read the testimonies of those who have lost faith or had their faith severely shaken, I frequently notice these persons will mention ...

Arouca Press has published an excellent work for those interested in the debate about the infallibility of canonizations. Are Canonizations ...

There's no real theme to today's post, just some random smattering of thoughts I put together after returning from Detroit: Today th...

Not long ago I was talking to an acquaintance of mine, a young woman who is a college junior. I saw her in town and we were standing by her ...

On September 12, Pope Francis met with the Jesuits of Slovakia in Bratislava. The Holy Father staged an impromptu question and answer sessio...