A micro-scale science fiction think piece that punches well above its weight, Netflix’s latest French-language feature, Oxygen, delivers some unexpectedly cathartic claustrophobia. The premise is simple: a woman wakes up in … Continued
Trinity Sunday, Year B First Reading: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 Second Reading: Rom 8:14-17 Gospel Reading: Mt 28:16-20 This Sunday the Church proclaims that the one God is three Persons: God … Continued
This is the second article in a three-part series on the end of Christendom and shifting the Church into a mode of intentional evangelization. In last week’s article, I described … Continued
“Lukewarm Catholicism is no longer going to cut it.” These are words a priest shared with my wife and me in our first year of marriage. “What we need are … Continued
Catholics have every right to speak up against restrictions denying many of us access to Holy Mass and the sacraments and the ability to worship together. Shoppers are free to … Continued
Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen wrote, “The foundation of interior prayer is the presence of God in us. First of all the presence of immensity by which God is … Continued
It is a reality that I have noted several times in my columns: as more and more people resign themselves to continuing isolation, the demand for worthwhile home entertainment remains … Continued
I’m not a mother, but I can see that for most of the women I know being a mother is one of the most fulfilling and meaningful things in their … Continued
Pentecost Sunday, Year B First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Second Reading: Gal 5:16-25 Gospel Reading: Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven. Ten days later, the … Continued
So, how is that TV and internet bill of yours looking lately? Have you cut the proverbial TV cord and said goodbye to your provider’s television feed, or have you … Continued