Loving Virtue
In the Gospel of Luke, the Rich Young Man went to Jesus and asked what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus quoted to him the commandments,…
Faith Library
Category: Culture & Moral Life
Faithful witness in the modern world.
Let Your Hair Down
If we look around our contemporary society it is an easy thing to say that we have simply gone mad. Courts are acting as Law givers, human parts…
Abortion and the Way of Crowds
Not long ago, I spent my first morning standing outside of the local abortion clinic, praying as part of 40 Days for Life. It’s hard to describe that…
The Pope and Practical Politics
It is no secret that we live in very politically polarized times. And perhaps you are like me in that not only am I devoutly Catholic, but I…
Life is a Feast
Readings for Aug 16, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B From time to time I run across sophisticated people who don’t, of course, believe in God, at…
Dancing with the Devil
Some may have taken note of the Satanic goings-on in the world at large. In particular there have been a number of news stories about the large Baphomet…
Joy
I was on retreat Saturday with our middle and high school youth ministry core teams. One of our deacons gave a talk on joy and said it was…
Chastity is a Waltz
A few months ago I was speaking to a friend of mine regarding how we teach chastity to our young people. The frustration she shared with me was…
Praying the Gay Away…Or Not
Recently I stumbled upon this video on Facebook and felt compelled to share it with you along with a few of my thoughts. Please take a moment to…
The Philosophy of Laudato Si
Much has already been written about Pope Francis new encyclical. A great deal of that writing has analyzed the letter through a political lens. This is not illegitimate,…