I often come across Catholics who are "wrestling" with something. They are trying to understand how God's benevolence can be r...

I am prompted to write this post after years of seeing Catholics misuse the word "Gnostic" in online discussion. This is not in re...

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 ...