A Reflection from “A Wager on Death” by Vittorio Messori There is another ancient dialogue, equally forgotten if not mocked by the sociotheologians, and equally extraordinary for those who hunger and thirst for life. “Why did God create us?” “He created us,” one responded, “to know Him, to love Him and to serve Him and
A Reflection from “The Power of Reparation” by Raoul Plus People are too prompt to think that, in order to consecrate themselves to a life of reparation, they must necessarily live in a cloister, practicing silence and the most severe austerities of Christian penance. This is a mistake. Reparation is not so much the observance
A Reflection from “The Logic That God Exists” by Robert Trussell “We are bound by man’s innate dignity to seek the truth, and once we find it, to adhere to it and live it. Man is drawn to the truth by his own nature, by his own freedom. God won’t force it on us. Man
A Reflection from “Cultural Meltdown” by Bill Donohue Divided We Fall: Patriotism Matters Many of the public policies that have created serious social problems are the result of good intentions gone awry. But some are the result of policies that were never directed toward achieving the common good: they are the result of decisions aimed
A Reflection from “After Christendom” by Michael Warren Davis Who is the man who desires life, who loves to behold good days? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. —Psalm 33:12–14 It is only with the heart that one can
Imagine the thrill and wonder in the hearts of children as they witness the divine power of Jesus — in the astonished leper, his rags falling to the ground as he touches his smooth face; in the deaf man turning his head toward birdsong; in the bent, crippled woman unfurling to full stature, rejoicing! Through
What You Should Know About Prayer As we begin our journey through the prayer lives of the earliest Christians, it’s important to understand a few things. First of all, while it is true that the first Christians met in homes, and the setting for their worship was necessarily less formal than what we might experience
Story of the (Sacred) Heart There are many experiences in life that can touch our hearts; some touch us so deeply that we remember them forever. While on a high school mission trip to Jamaica, my eyes were opened to truth, beauty, and goodness. The Jamaicans taught my classmates and me how to sing, to
The Pilgrim Church and Holiness The concept of the Church as viator or pilgrim has caused much difficulty in the post-Vatican II Church. This is odd, as the difficulty seems to rest on a fundamental misunderstanding of why this chapter was included in the document and what the concept of “pilgrim” means. Many have interpreted
I absolutely love the Catholic Church. There is nothing that gives me such stalwart confidence and hope for my salvation. In response to this love, I have made it my mission to dialogue with Catholics all over the world, and what I’ve discovered is that many Catholics want to know more about their faith but have