“I Made a Promise to God”
Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J. has made available a stream of wise and beautiful books for countless Catholics.
Empathy for the Devil?
Having consigned reason to that impoverished realm of human experience that can be subjected to controlled experiments and the quantification of their results, we are left with no basis upon which to make moral judgments except for feelings.
How 26 Men and Boys Conquered a King
St. Paul Miki and his companions rejoiced at the news that they were to die for Christ.
A Wearying Pontificate Nears Its End
I think I speak for a lot of Catholics when I say that the whole circus surrounding Pope Francis has become wearisome.
Our Besetting Sins: Outrage and Adulation
Our obsession with personality masks the fact of our powerlessness.
A Phony Education
Wyoming Catholic College’s entirely cell-phone-free school year is directly ordered to freeing young people from a phony education.
Lenten Devotions in the Home (Guest: Suzan Sammons)
Eric Sammons is joined by his wife Suzan to talk about growing up as a cradle Catholic, how they met, and her new book on Lent.
Mary Wasn’t a Postpartum Pageant Queen
The traditional “churching” period of 40 days safeguards what is for many an intimate time of physical and emotional complexity, recovery, and growth.
A Plea for Parishes
The spiritual life of the ordinary Catholic in America is fed by the ordinary Catholic parish in America. What nourishes the life of that parish?
Augustine’s Problem Is Our Problem
Christianity is not a philosophical abstraction, filled only with interesting ideas. It revolves around a Person who must be embraced.
Hellfire is Realer Than Real
To believe the sophistry that belief in a fiery Hell or a monstrous demon is irrational or unfitting of a reasonable Christian is the height of demonic pride.
Is Abstaining From Voting Sinful?
The cynicism that skepticism about the integrity of the political system should make us absent ourselves from the process can’t be the answer.
The Whole Point Is the Hidden Point
In response to the suggestion that political corruption and gerrymandering have made civic participation pointless, Catholics should remember that the greatest points are often hidden in pointlessness.
There’s Some Good in This Church and It’s Worth Fighting For
Seeing the good happening in the Church is a necessary part of responding to the bad.
A New and Different College Arises (Guest: Jacob Imam)
A new Catholic college is starting up this year, and it promises to offer a very different kind of education.
Marital Debt: No Need for a Name Change
We need not fear the name “marital debt,” and there is good reason to keep it as it is.
One Man’s Resolution for This New Year
My resolution for the New Year: neither to forget nor to fail in any way to remind others of the truth that we are made for God.
Be a Pell
Rather than put our hopes in a mighty champion like Cardinal Pell, it seems God wants us to realize our own strength as baptized Christians, and we can be Pell-ish ourselves.
Facing the Whirlwind with a Wiseman
Perhaps the Catholic Church seems under collapse because it has forsaken the prayer of its archetypes. Aged Englishman and mystical theologian David Torkington would say as much.
Adopting a Medieval-Peasant Mindset
When tempted to unrighteous anger at what is beyond our control, we should follow the example of some saintly and joyful medieval peasant.