Warning: contains mention of suicideI once tried to complete a 50,000-word fictional novel in 30 days. I got halfway through and gave up. I wrote about a character who experienced … Continued
St. Anselm was born in Aosta in northern Italy in about 1033. Pope Benedict XVI said, “Anselm, who since childhood as his biographer recounts imagined that the good Lord dwelled … Continued
With Valentines’ Day around the corner, many people are thinking about love. Right after Christmas, stores begin to fill up with material goods such as cards, roses, chocolates, and jewelry … Continued
7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18Second Reading: 1 Cor 3:16-23Gospel Reading: Mt 5:38-48 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel,” God told … Continued
Has anything had quite the meteoric impact of artificial intelligence application ChatGPT? Every major publication on the planet has devoted space to the release and potential applications of the software … Continued
February is Catholic Press Month, when we recall the teaching of the Catholic Church regarding the media: they are gifts of God, that in society individuals have a right to … Continued
Re “Noted abbey sculptor dies at age 98,” B.C. Catholic, Jan. 2: Father Dunstan Massey made a great impression on me as a teenager in the seminary and later during … Continued
For two years now, my Andrew has participated in the San Francisco Walk for Life. His college sends a group of almost 250 students, and they hold the banner at … Continued
6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Sir 15:15-20Second Reading: 1 Cor 2:6-10Gospel Reading: Mt 5:17-20 It is dangerous to teach that something is wrong, for always, someone takes … Continued
St. Peter Damian was one of the great reformers of the Church in the 11th century. He was left an orphan and his childhood was not exempt from hardships and … Continued