Have you ever wondered what the saints thought about purgatory? What did they believe when it...
Would any established Christian group change fifty of its doctrines and practices because one...
In a guest article for the Catholic Bard Fr Matthew Mary Bartow has allowed us to share his...
If I had been born in Mexico, my life would have been different. Still, growing up with Mexican...
In the previous article, I discussed Luke 10:16, the question of authority, and how this text...
With Pope Francis's passing, the pivotal question is: "Who will be the next Pope?" Therefore, this...
Recently, I met with seven other Catholics to discuss art and faith. We met in a busy café and...
As we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, we should think about all who labor well.
Life comes in seasons. We push through the desert across the threshold of hope to better days....
Jesus' healing of Peter's mother-in-law from today's Gospel has a lot to say about our innate...
In the wake of Pope Francis’s death on 21 April 2025, the College of Cardinals will soon file into...
The state of Illinois is coming to the close of the legislative session. Some bills, like the...
The McPherson Tape manages an almost anti-cinematic realism. But it never plunges over the edge...
Just a quick note to share some breaking news, released on 5/2/2025, about when Season 5 of the...
This is an opinion piece I wrote for the Savannah Morning News After he was elected Pope on March...
The truly charitable path must begin and end with truth. Anything less is not only dishonest—it is...
God's power is indeed unlike what we mean by power. However, I disagree with Oord's rejection of...
Just as we find our inordinate passions often get the best of us, so we must realize others have...
Horsley's book on Jesus' politics finds in Jesus' words and actions a remedy for disintegrating...
Call me a crabby, bitter spinster, but a new trend has been popping up over the last few Olympics...
The Gospel According to St. Luke: A Book Report Last time, we discussed the scholarly background...
There would be no point to the Crucifixion without the Resurrection; Christ died for our salvation...
Benedictine professor Matthew Ramage liberates Ratzinger from the grip of partisanship, revealing...
I wanted to share a reflection on the life of Pope Francis, as well as a significant personal...
Eucharistic Adoration of Jesus brings us Peace
Anybody can make mistakes. I’ve made them myself, and I know, no matter how hard I try to source...
My Baylor colleague, the historian Philip Jenkins, has posted over at The Anxious Bench the first...
On Monday, April 21, in the morning, the Catholic world was shocked after hearing the news that...
Interestingly, this concept of transformation through brokenness is not only reflected in...
Where is the secular Enlightenment promised by Steven Pinker?
There’s been growing publicity about using genetic screening of embryos as a way to avoid serious...
Evil has long been one of atheism's most popular arguments against the existence of God. But what...
Pope Francis was nicknamed 'The People's Pope' because was able to put himself in the shoes of the...
Pope Francis made Catholics proud, and all people united as one family. As Christians we say...
Another prominent Catholic in public office, another series of contortions of the faith in service...