The Beauty of a Contrite Heart
Only the glory of God surpasses the beauty of a contrite heart. Or perhaps it is precisely in the moment when the believer repents of …
Only the glory of God surpasses the beauty of a contrite heart. Or perhaps it is precisely in the moment when the believer repents of …
As I approach the day of my ordination, many people have been asking some variation of the same question (not that I mind). They ask, …
One of the more insidious lies of the devil is the illusion that happiness is about achieving external results. We tend to believe that when …
In Christian literature, asceticism is the necessary pre-condition for Christians to enter into an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. In this way, a thoroughly Christian …
The first part is pretty simple. The #charliecharliechallenge is diametrically opposed to Christian discipleship, and participation in such an activity constitutes grave matter. That means …
In his book Spirit of the Liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Ratzinger) uses a rather striking analogy for understanding the liturgy. He explains that …
Among the hidden roads of desolate, interior landscapes, I have found my thirsting and it has discovered me, An encounter on the dusty, deserted byways …
In his monumental work of Catholic theology, the Summa theologiae, St. Thomas describes the mission of the Holy Spirit as being a natural progression from …
Inevitably it happens. You sit down to your time of prayer and instead of things proceeding according to your intentions and plans, a whole host …
Prayer is a reality that must move us beyond our convenient categories and set time periods. Although we will always have specific periods of prayer, …