While skeptics these days are emboldened and made popular by the lemming-like suicide of our culture, for any properly catechized person, the skeptics’ superficiality and lack of common sense points back to the Faith.Â
Fishing is an adrenalin-boosting hunt, a breath of fresh air, excitement mixed with relaxation, a time for wonder and solitude and meditation, and, sometimes, a time for camaraderie.
The institution of marriage is under attack; in fact, in many ways it seems to be on its last legs. How have Catholic leaders failed in defending marriage, and how can Catholics rebuild our respect for this sacred institution?
So universal has the recommendation to attend marriage counseling become that some people even assert that every married couple should be seeing a therapist.
Given that the advice offered to the pope during the synodal proceedings will likely contain at least some errors and ambiguities, most lay Catholics are probably better served by simply ignoring the Synod proceedings.
Fr. Al Lauer was a faithful priest whose impact is felt decades after his untimely death.
Exhaustion from battle is settling into many orthodox Catholics, leading them to wonder if they should compromise on same-sex issues.
What practical steps can we take to stop modernity from ravaging our minds via the internet and the reality distortion that comes with it?
Fathers are supposed to be the strong ones. The one whose shoulder his wife cries upon. The one who seems unfazed by suffering as he hides his pain from others because few will understand. But whose shoulder does he cry upon?
Gaining a cozy, daily familiarity with a handful of the old saints can alleviate some of the depression and loneliness we might feel in the present often unfriendly environment of our Church.
On the anniversary of his conversion to Catholicism, we would do well to learn some lessons from the life of Evelyn Waugh.
A false dichotomy is created in the Church by setting fidelity to theology and liturgy against fidelity to an obedience that is not in harmony with them.
To be Catholic today often means to be “based.” But there are dangers to chasing after baseness.
Americans may desire to have more children, but their lives are often orchestrated in a way that makes that seem impossible.
Our Lady appeared but once at La Salette but her message had a strong moral content, even if it might perhaps not register as such to moderns.
The “mess” in the Church today is reflected in the total lack of order found in ecclesial appointments and suspensions. The unfaithful are rewarded while the faithful are disciplined.
The organization Opus Dei has always had difficulty fitting into the greater structure of the Catholic Church. But the fundamental mission of Opus Dei is still fundamentally the mission of the baptized.
The virtual option, while not a panacea for our current societal problems, might be better than being handcuffed to your desk, physically isolated from your loved ones for the majority of the time.
An aggressive Catholic attitude should give no philosophical or societal quarter in the attack against reality and religion, even if giving no quarter draws looks, insults, or shock.
