As we teeter here before the plunge into the Christmas season, we can seize a ripe opportunity to intentionally “empty out” our lives in preparation for the holy days of … Continued
Catholics get a bad rap for rattling off prayers from memory. To outsiders, our practice of memorizing and reciting prayers seems at best sterile and at worst, insincere. The criticism … Continued
Many of us struggle to connect with Mary. Given that we tend toward offence at the slightest suggestion of gender roles, Mary’s most extolled characteristics surrounding maternity and femininity are … Continued
If you were born before 1960, you are most likely familiar with the Baltimore Catechism. The little book was based on St. Robert Bellarmine’s Small Catechism, and memorizing certain lines … Continued
“Why is it easy to work but hard to rest sometimes?” Christian music artist, Audrey Assad, sings in her song Lament. In a culture that assesses worth based on output, … Continued
To be productive in this life, we must abandon ourselves over and over again to the non-productivity of prayer. In prayer, we leave activism behind. To make this life into … Continued
“Thou shall not judge.” Considering how often we are told not to judge, you’d think it was one of the Ten Commandments. Yes, Jesus did say “Judge not, lest you … Continued
In his recent book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, University of Toronto professor and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson writes that we must not let our children do … Continued
Many who refute God’s existence inevitably end up circling obsessively around the idea that if there were a loving God, how could suffering fit into his plan? For the Christian, spiritual maturity … Continued
Maybe your Lent has gotten away from you or maybe like so many of us, you’ve given up on Lent because you weren’t doing it perfectly. If there was ever … Continued